Rethinking Architecture in the Pandemic Era

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Among the silver linings of the worldwide Coronavirus epidemic and associated shutdowns are the drastic improvements to urban air quality, remarkable examples of community building and random kindness, and the opportunity to consider new possibilities for the spaces in which we live, work and play. Here are just a few quick reads on how some thought leaders are already approaching these next design challenges.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90506247/six-experts-on-how-well-live-work-and-play-in-cities-after-covid

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-architects-are-already-planning-the-future-of-offices-11590152120

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/dept-of-design/how-the-coronavirus-will-reshape-architecture

One Reply to “Rethinking Architecture in the Pandemic Era”

  1. “As architects, how can we protect the health, safety and welfare of the public if our country is not properly including Black Americans as full members of our society? Black Americans and other people of color have been subjected to injustice and inequality for far too long.”

    https://noma.net/nomas-public-statement-regarding-racial-injustice-2020-may-31/

    “The current COVID-19 crisis and resulting economic fallout have only served to underscore the existing structures of racial inequality in our society. While we have all been experiencing this crisis, we are not all impacted equally. Black people and people of color have felt health and economic impacts most acutely, including within the architecture profession.”

    https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/news/dismantling-injustice-and-systemic-racism/

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