Sustainable places for future cities. Waste and recycling as substantial part of the design processes of a well-being architecture

Even though the concept of sustainable architecture was born about 50 years ago, governments have still not managed to solve the serious environmental problems that are compromising the survival of the Earth while most communities still retain their old habits of passive consumers of goods that are not always recyclable. Using the example of best practices and waste-made architectures, this contribution highlights some fundamental issues regarding a way of designing sustainable architecture and cities.