2020: A Year without Public Space

After working from home for more than five hundred days, our daily lives and rituals have been severely changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, social distancing and other measures have affected everyone’s access to public space and exposed a range of impacts on different levels. Researchers from more than twenty universities explore those...

Verweg en dichtbij - Peter Boerenfijn en Dorte Kristensen: Hoe gebouwen veranderen naar hybride gebouwen als gevolg van COVID-10

In zorgwoongebouwen verblijven de meest kwetsbare mensen in grote eenzaamheid. Middelbare scholieren die worden beschouwd als grote virusverspreiders zonder zelf ziek te worden moeten het doen met videobellen en als ze in school zijn is er geen ruimte voor onderlinge afstand terwijl juist jonge mensen een community nodig hebben om van elkaar te...

The Shifting Values of Port Cities: Towards “what if histories” and “design fiction”?

What if we had the chance to reboot and redesign our society? Who would have considered it possible that the current pandemic crisis offers exactly that opportunity? Within a matter of weeks, we have experienced a change in lifestyle that seemed impossible as a response to climate change a few months ago. The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting people...

La vivienda que queremos después de la pandemia

The article discusses the central role that housing is playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in the context of Spain.<br/>First, it argues that, during the lockdown, housing has changed from being regarded a right to almost a duty. It questions the implications of such renewed consideration in terms of housing conditions, policy,...