Archinect - News 2024-11-08T13:54:40-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150190912/exploring-empty-architecture-in-the-age-of-social-distance Exploring empty architecture in the age of social distance Alexander Walter 2020-03-25T13:14:00-04:00 >2020-03-25T14:08:45-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/cc19424b065409b671719b127cac66c7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"I'm going around the world photographing places using live feed cameras," proclaims Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/noahkalina" target="_blank">Noah Kalina</a> &mdash; kicking off a fascinating and chilling collection of empty streets, vacant squares, deserted piazzas, and desolate agorae. <br></p> <p>Public spaces and tourist magnets, once bustling with life, are now, in the sudden age of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1534026/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> social distancing and shelter-in-place orders, devoid of the human occupants and civic life they were designed for.</p> St. Peter's Square. Vatican City. 3/24/2020 13:44 <a href="https://t.co/0ZfL3JmfbI" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/0ZfL3JmfbI</a><br>&mdash; Noah Kalina (@noahkalina) <a href="https://twitter.com/noahkalina/status/1242432097471602691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 24, 2020</a> Times Square. New York City. 3/24/2020 08:15 <a href="https://t.co/ep4HINXmGF" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ep4HINXmGF</a><br>&mdash; Noah Kalina (@noahkalina) <a href="https://twitter.com/noahkalina/status/1242424816696778752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 24, 2020</a> Trevi Fountain - Rome. 3/23/2020 16:40 <a href="https://t.co/N2jDCuXbm1" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/N2jDCuXbm1</a><br>&mdash; Noah Kalina (@noahkalina) <a href="https://twitter.com/noahkalina/status/1242114225121693696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2020</a> Bourbon Street. New Orleans, Louisiana. 3/23/2020 14:43 <a href="https://t.co/RSteFfcjpn" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/RSteFfcjpn</a><br>&mdash; Noah Kalina (@noahkalina) <a href="https://twitter.com/noahkalina/status/1242175349527588865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2020</a> Milan Cathedral. Milan, Italy. 3/23/202 17:49 <a href="https://t.co/xntheacv2n" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/xntheacv2n</a><br>&mdash; No... https://archinect.com/news/article/59846851/follow-the-construction-of-renzo-piano-s-new-whitney-online Follow the construction of Renzo Piano's new Whitney online Archinect 2012-10-22T18:45:00-04:00 >2012-10-23T19:54:27-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/348zulsxzwwmctas.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Follow the progress of our new building in real time by watching our web camera,&nbsp;which documents the construction of the Whitney&rsquo;s new home with an updated image every fifteen minutes.&nbsp;</p></em><br /><br /><p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/xh/xh5nzfcuv06g9rp4.jpg" title=""></p>