1. PREFACE 2. INTRODUCTION 3. BUILT PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH URBAN OR CAMPUS DESIGN Sydhavnen/Sluseholmen, Copenhagen Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark; Westpolder Bolwerk, Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands; Katwijk Inner Harbor Project, Katwijk, the Netherlands; Master Plan for the Inselspital Hospital Campus, Bern, Switzerland RESIDENTIAL Molenvliet, Papendrecht, the Netherlands; NEXT21, Osaka, Japan; Plus-Home, Arabianranta, Helsinki, Finland; TILA, Helsinki, Finland; TOP-UP, Amsterdam, the Netherlands HEALTHCARE INO Intensive Care Facility, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland; Sammy Ofer Heart Building, Tel Aviv, Israel; Oregon Health Center, Portland, Oregon, USA EDUCATION Shenzhen University Engineering School, Shenzhen, PR China; Santa Monica High School Discovery Building, Los Angeles, California, USA; 4. THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH EXPLAINED 5. FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT THAT OPEN BUILDING DESIGNS FOR 6. CAPACITY ANALYSIS - A KEY TOOL OF THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH 7. A DETAILED STUDY OF CAPACITY ANALYSIS IN ADAPTIVE REUSE - OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL 8. HOW A RESIDENTIAL INFILL INDUSTRY WILL CHANGE THE CULTURE OF BUILDING POSTSCRIPT 1: TOWARD A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA POSTSCRIPT 2: THE QUALITY OF THE COMMONS