2024-11-23T04:46:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150192066/aia-publishes-covid-19-database-to-share-best-practices-in-hospital-conversion-design Antonio Pacheco 2020-04-03T17:57:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/137bb0417ad28aab95592c09407dc4a9.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The American Institute of Architects (<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">AIA</a>) is currently assembling a database containing information on the health care facilities, both traditional and temporary, and the design professionals around the world mobilizing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p> <p>Last week, AIA announced the creation of an internal COVID-19 task force that seeks to provide expert advice on how existing buildings can be rapidly converted for temporary hospital use.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/85f022fa222e7e687cf787ad3e29adb9.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/85f022fa222e7e687cf787ad3e29adb9.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: &ldquo;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150191067/aia-launches-covid-19-task-force-to-advise-building-adaptation-for-hospital-use-initiatives" target="_blank">AIA launches COVID-19 task force to advise building adaptation for hospital use initiatives</a>.&rdquo;View of the repurposed Oakland Municipal Auditorium during the 1918 flu epidemic. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / Edward A. "Doc" Rogers.</figcaption></figure><p>As part of that group&rsquo;s work, AIA has published <a href="https://network.aia.org/blogs/maggie-brown/2020/04/03/covid-19-archmap?CommunityKey=5ac54771-1122-4d1f-ac18-d2d12d6a94fb&amp;tab=" target="_blank">the COVID-19 ArchMap</a>, an online library created in partnership with the&nbsp;Kansas University Institute of Health + Wellness Design. The website collects information on these medical facilities in order to create a searchable resource for med...</p>