Posted by: @foundational There is very little health and safety thinking to protect against Covid. I think the whole wellness concept is good but the mistake was trying to adapt a piece which had li...

@foundational I have no words as this is not really about social distancing unless wearing this contraption will cause those around you to naturally move away from you in case they catch a dose of bad...

As 2020 ends I wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Saying that this year has been tough for everyone is an understatement. Covid lockdowns had a knock-on effect on b...

@foundational I agree with the sentiment of your post, although there is some merit to the idea. For instance, the copper threads are meant to have antimicrobial properties. The UV-light used to steri...

Innovation is what’s needed in this pandemic, how can we make new spaces that are easy to construct and sustainable. A modular self-build system is something that could be implemented to create more ...

@foundational, you made my day, I haven't stopped laughing since I read your post. The sad fact is that they call themselves designers but they haven't done anything but come up with some fancy names....

@et2020 What we intend to do with this topic is exploration of the best infrastructure ideas to keep people safe. It does not matter where the ideas come from, if they are deemed worthy of considerati...

@whitakerarms Apologies for that but here is the link with all the different spacial layouts:

Yes, AIA published a pretty good document about multifamily residential buildings. Here it is

Posted by: @foundational On a separate note, I have not been able to find anything similar from RIBA I'm not surprised. It seems they jumped on the covid bandwagon but when it comes down to it, th...

Thanks @foundational and @nazart, good debate. About retrofitting, is there room for creativity? Have you seen ideas that don't compromise on health and safety? Things that can be done without ha...

@foundational Going forward it is a good idea that all new builds are designed to incorporate the changes within the design, I however do not think that it is cost effective to try and retrofit every ...

@foundational It is an interesting article and makes you think how much will change with this pandemic. The office as we know it will change to some degree, maybe for now until there is a vaccine…bu...

Coronavirus Pandemic: Making Safer Emergency Hospitals Some of the things that are going on right now: Cambridge University's Andrew Woods and Alan Short have come up with ideas to reduce the concentr...

We are now over 1 million deaths caused by Covid-19. More than 33 million cases worldwide. There has been a spike of cases in Spain, France and the UK. Other world countries such as India and Brazil h...