How is adaptability and flexibility going to be incorporated into future designs of the built environment in response to the covid-19 pandemic?
Epidemic/Pandemic
History of Epidemics and their lasting effect
Case 2
Case 3 - A tuberculosis ward in Istanbul in the 1880s. The highly infectious disease made cities a killer and led to the creation of more green spaces.
Case 1
Introduction
Late 2019 discovery of COVID-19 and it's transmission
Reactions to mitigate virus spread
Brought the world to a temporary pause
Effect on Environment
New ways of working
New ways to interact
Effects on mental health
What is an epi/pandemic?
Causes of a pandemic
COVID-19 Pandemic
What is the virus?
What caused it?
How did it spread?
What are the criteria to mitigate transmission?
The Future
Short Term
Long Term
Recommendations
Macro Shifts (PEST)
Increasing Populations
Aging populations
New Technologies/Materials
Apparently shrinkage of environment is causing increase of viruses within animals
Literature Review
About Architectural history on epidemic response
About Viruses
Threat of new viruses remains!!
Climate Change Awareness
Observed Reactions to mitigation
Hospitals needed to increase capacity at short notice
Immediate need for Contactless interactions, eg Delivery
Homes turned into micro offices
Makeshift approach to crisis did not offer adequate protection to frontliners
Observed consequences of epidemic
Unemployment
Shifts in spending
Postponement of Capital expenditure eg. buying a house
We are going to examine how all this will impact future design
Lockdown had mental health repercussions due to isolation of elderly, lack of social life, lack of exercise, lack of sporting events
Increased community involvement to help out others
"This is an opportunity to rethink everything, [including] how we build cities and communities to be even more resilient, healthy, beautiful, green and creative. As architects, this is our time to come together and not just imagine but ideate and advocate for a future where the world is in harmony with nature, and where innovation and imagination is valued for solutions that enhance the quality of life."
says Marianne McKenna, founding partner of KPMB Architects, a third-of-a-century old Toronto design firm
About Opinions about the future of Architecture
Threat of future viruses
If Environment shrinkage is increasing viruses?
COVID-19
Flexibility of design for Emergency Preparedness
Sustainability - The balance between Health, Environment and Economy