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COVID-19 has made living off the grid irresistible. Are these self-sustaining homes the future?

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need for architecture to play by new rules.

Nursing home design is deadly. Here’s how to change it

COVID-19 exposed the fatal flaws in eldercare.

‘There are no wasted moments’: Jerry Saltz has some advice on staying creative while quarantined

The award-winning critic shares tips on rediscovering your inner artist, even in the midst of a global health crisis.

The race to 3D-print 4 million COVID-19 test swabs a week

3D printing companies hope to help produce tens of millions of swabs for the American public. It’s a race against time.

1,800 New York City billboards transformed into COVID-19 public art show

A star-studded team of artists and designers created these posters to celebrate essential workers on the frontlines.

Tourism in the age of COVID-19: You can now remote control a human tour guide in the Faroe Islands

A haunting portrait of daily life in the midst of an outbreak

Ebola ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo long before COVID-19 spread throughout the world. Finbarr O’Reilly’s photographs show the remarkable ways people adapt.

Face shields are even better than masks. Here’s how to make your own

Famed Japanese designer went from the Olympic Flame to something far more utilitarian.

Can modern art heal? This children’s hospital is betting on it

Work from the great Bauhaus artists Josef and Anni Albers informs the design of a children’s intensive care unit in London. Cue lots of yellow.

Architects develop a COVID-19 screening booth for no-touch testing

The architecture studio SITU has developed phone booths for COVID-19 testing, based on a model used successfully in South Korea.

Drake’s new house is an abomination. Here are 6 reasons why

If you’re reading this it’s too late.

The architecture industry is getting slammed by COVID-19

Uncertainty looms amid work freezes, layoffs, and diminishing revenue.

Social distancing is a luxury not everyone can afford. This stark visualization proves it

Reuters uses location data from smartphones to show a powerful correlation between income and social distancing.

3D print your own hands-free door handles

In order to limit how often people touch surfaces, designers are creating 3D printed add-ons to place around the house.

Why this NYC comic is using his time in isolation to take calls from strangers

Quarantime is a free hotline designed to help you out of your creative rut.

Ikea’s new digital strategy engages users where they are: At home

With the help of 3D renderings and AI, the furniture giant is doubling down on a convenient user experience.

With graduations canceled, students are using ‘Minecraft’ to recreate college campuses

The online video game lets Gen Z rebuild its physical campuses from scratch.

Social distancing logos are the design equivalent of ‘thoughts and prayers’

McDonald’s, Volkswagen, Audi: Big brands want to stay relevant at a time when pretty much no one wants to buy a new car or a Big Mac. But they’ll have to get more creative than this.

How to use your creativity to fight Covid-19, according to the UN

The government organization has released an open brief that provides guidelines for designing for a global health crisis.