In May, the grim certainty grew that this sudden global pandemic was going to stick around for a while, and Archinect's news and editorial reflected that: more coverage of PPE efforts, discussions about remote working and learning, issues of mental health, and conversations with architects, students, and professionals from related industries about the long-term economic and career outlook.

↑ Controversial GSAPP lecture by Bjarke Ingels available online once again

The most controversial video this year featured neither Cardi B nor Megan Thee Stallion but Danish architect Bjarke Ingels talking to a GSAPP audience about his meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, among other things. Or so it seems.

↑ Archinect Sessions: Conversations with the Architecture Community, Part 1/6

In May, Archinect Sessions launched a six-part mini series of conversations with architects, designers, and other professionals in the industry. We talked about pressing challenges, like having to work from home due to Covid-19 and growing economic uncertainties.

↑ How the Pandemic Is Impacting Architectural Photography

We reached out to a number of architectural photographers previously featured in Archinect's In Focus series to learn how the economic downturn and stay-at-home orders were affecting the industry in their respective regions of the world.

↑ New photographs of Zaha Hadid's striking ME Dubai Hotel at the Opus

One of the month's most widely shared posts featured stunning photographs of an 8-story void wrapped by the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed new ME Dubai hotel at the Opus.

↑ Op-Ed: Don’t Waste A Recession

Architect Lonny Rossman makes the case for discovering a recession, including pandemic-related economic downturns, as a crucial time for career opportunity, innovation, and networking.

↑ Is the BioVYZER air-filtration protective shield a peek into our future?

Spring was dominated by PPE-related grassroots efforts and design proposals. The Indigogo goal-shattering BioVYZER was an audience favorite, but May also saw the launch of this concept by Italian architect Massimo Iosa Ghini as well as the trippy iSphere by Berlin-based art collective Plastique Fantastique.