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Special sound installation makes social distancing more fun
tech

Special sound installation makes social distancing more fun

A Japanese collective adds a layer of playfulness to social distancing with the toolset of social design: by keeping the required distance, visitors can play Erik Satie’s beautiful piano piece. Classical music plays from a source hidden at first glance at the entrance to the DESIGNART TOKYO 2020 event:
Retro COVID games
design

Retro COVID games

The members of Budapest-based harom.studio combined their passion for graphic design, motion graphics and old arcade games to create a series of fictional games. Each and every one of the games is closely related to the epidemic and the situation surrounding it. Marcell Gulyás and Marci Borbás decided during
Design x Covid-19 | 9 projects inspired by the epidemic
design

Design x Covid-19 | 9 projects inspired by the epidemic

It’s time that we slowly emerge from our sheltering homes and try to get back to our old habits: instead of the two corners of a bench, we meet our friends at a table of a café, instead of running, we use the park for sunbathing, or if we
Living (space) after the epidemic | An urbanist’s angle
architecture

Living (space) after the epidemic | An urbanist’s angle

Although the lockdown will not last longer than a few weeks, maybe months, the impulse will probably leave a longer-lasting mark on our lives, way of living and living spaces, too. The time spent forcibly at home, home office, being locked in and together all have their lessons already at
Micromonumental Mapping | Light art online
architecture

Micromonumental Mapping | Light art online

One of the most exciting out-turns of the pandemic is how art creations moved to the virtual space. Now we present you the work of light art creative group Limelight originally created for the opera house in Lille, and finally ending up on the screens. Limelight [https://limelightart.net/] is
Living (space) after the epidemic | An environmental psychologist’s angle
architecture

Living (space) after the epidemic | An environmental psychologist’s angle

Although the lockdown will not last longer than a few weeks, maybe months, the experience will probably leave a longer-lasting mark on our lives, way of living and living spaces, too. The time spent forcibly at home, home office, being locked in and together all have their lessons already at
Living (space) after the epidemic | A designer’s angle
design

Living (space) after the epidemic | A designer’s angle

Although the lockdown will not last longer than a few weeks, maybe months, the experience will probably leave a longer-lasting mark on our lives, way of living and living spaces, too. The time spent forcibly at home, home office, being locked in and together all have their lessons already at
Living (space) after the epidemic | An architect’s angle
architecture

Living (space) after the epidemic | An architect’s angle

Although the lockdown will not last longer than a few weeks, maybe months, the experience will probably leave a longer-lasting mark on our lives, way of living and living spaces, too. The time spent forcibly at home, home office, being locked in and together all have their lessons already at
SheltAir | Isolation tents for coronavirus patients
design

SheltAir | Isolation tents for coronavirus patients

These airtight tents suitable to accommodate and isolate an entire family can be erected within eight hours. The construction designed by German architectural engineer Gregory Quinn was inspired by Bedouin tents and soon they may be used in a wide scale. One of the greatest challenges coronavirus imposed on us
vital houses | Mobile health centers during epidemics
design

vital houses | Mobile health centers during epidemics

We see more and more responses to the coronavirus pandemic on the field of architecture, too: for example, the Dutch Studio Prototype would combat future outbreaks with temporary health centers. The project titled “vital house” started off from the weakest point of the covid-19 pandemic: the response time and capacity