Circular Commons gathers eighteen initiatives that keep materials, spaces and skills in use in cities around the world — repairing, reusing, sharing, building with what is already there, and organising themselves to keep it going.
The site is built on doctoral research of the same name, carried out by Tamara Egger at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, between September 2021 and September 2025. That research produced a series of academic articles and a book, all of which you can find under Publications.
Most research like this stays where it was written: in journals behind paywalls, in a thesis few people will ever open. This portal exists to get it out. Together with filmmakers, artists, designers and communication specialists, we turned the research into something you can explore in pieces — a few minutes at a time, in whatever order you like. It is made for anyone curious about how urban life could work differently: neighbours, activists, students, designers, public servants.
The invitation is a simple one. Look at what people are already doing, in eighteen initiatives across four continents, and consider what circular, communal living could mean where you are.
This platform went online in 2026. It is a static archive and will stay as it is.
