Designing for extra care: what can covid teach us?
The impact of the pandemic on ageing populations in care homes highlights the care sector’s shortcomings. Extra care can do this. Designing for extra care: what can COVID-19 teach us?
Post Covid-19 workplace of the future guide
Architects reexamine the post-pandemic workplace in new study: in a world where change is the only constant, the workplace demands a flexible, real time response to the needs of occupants
Keys to thriving centres in a post-pandemic world
Three keys to thriving centres in a post-pandemic world. Opportunities for people to connect have been limited since work, school, holidays, and all other usual activities ground to a halt over the past year
UK Construction Industry recovery news
UK construction industry recovery from COVID-19 update: despite output rising, sector faces persistent materials and labour shortages, high inflation and a lack of government stimulus
Buildings Can Reduce Health Burden of COVID-19
How buildings can reduce health burden of COVID-19: IWBI assembles Task Force on role architecture can play in reducing impact from respiratory infections.
Building Resilience Construction Report
Building Resilience Construction Report news: Asite launch study examining the key trends set to shape 2020, focused on key regions around the world monitoring the effects of COVID-19.
Biophilic design benefits: health guide
Biophilic design benefits – getting back to nature: pressure on the environment is increasing and we need to dissipate that stress and its effect on our health – time to realise benefits of biophilic design
Virtual Reality + Augmented Reality Design
How Virtual Reality + Augmented Reality affect architecture. The idea of taking a virtual tour of a new building before it’s even been constructed may sound like science fiction.
Coronavirus Outbreak Architects Assistance
Coronavirus Outbreak Architects Assistance: WindsorPatania Architects is lending its services to provide architectural/design layout, graphic design and translations to organisations needing assistance due to COVID-19.
Design of a Covid-safe office
Design of a Covid-safe office guide. New lockdown restrictions ask people to avoid working from their office. Those opting to commute to a workplace has passed the 60% mark
COVID-19 Remote Working: Architects Impact
Survey aims to gauge COVID-19 business impacts ; remote working during coronavirus pandemic – work-from-home policies to avoid all non-essential contact for staff.
Residential property design in post-Covid world
How property design will differ in a post-Covid world: Covid-19 is accelerating rapid change in what we want from our homes and how housing developments are designed, a new report from Withers
Return-to-office consultancy for Covid-19
Lisbon-based Pedra Silva Architects launch specialist ‘Return-to Office’ consultancy service helping firms guard against Covid-19. The architecture practice predicts major transformation to working conditions
Construction Industry recovery from Covid-19
New figures show construction industry recovering from Covid-19, but output below pre-pandemic levels: ONS stats show a 5th successive month of growth as the sector climbs out of lockdown
Future of the Suburbs: Suburban Taskforce
UK Cross-Party Suburban Taskforce presents inquiry findings into the future of the suburbs. It’s objective is to help chart a course towards a suburban renaissance across the country
COVID-19 construction industry reinvention
Asite launch report examining how the construction industry can adapt to survive and thrive in the face of COVID-19: How the industry must work collaboratively and apply new technologies.
Rise of mixed-used developments post-COVID
The rise of mixed-used developments in the post-COVID economy. Cities have always been designed with very distinct precincts in mind – CBDs would be filled exclusively with office buildings
Work from Home During COVID-19 Pandemic
Work from Home During COVID-19 Pandemic: speculation in workplace architecture and design about the “future of the office”, “return to work protocols” and the “new norm” don’t address how people are actually working right now.
Property investor sentiment after COVID-19
Property investor sentiment following COVID-19, article by Jamie Johnson, CEO of FJP Investment: As we lockdown slowly ends, it’s important to gauge how it has affected investor sentiment towards property as an asset.
Chronicling the COVID-19 pandemic
Chronicling the COVID-19 pandemic news: major research project to collect people’s experiences – the Equilibrium Network invites those working within the built environment to send a short video of themselves, filmed on their phones
