2024-12-28T01:08:13-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150197748/op-ed-time-space-and-adaptive-reuse-in-the-age-of-social-distancing Newton D'souza 2020-05-20T09:00:00-04:00 >2020-05-19T19:20:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9c/9cd47cd6eb44f6aaef2e31c0991951d1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In the current pandemic era, social distancing has become synonymous to maintaining &ldquo;six foot distance&rdquo; to contain the community spread of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1534026/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a>. This essentially puts architectural space at a premium for both designers and the public. To mitigate these effects, could thinking of &ldquo;time&rdquo; as an essential design strategy benefit architecture in the era of social distancing?</p>