The end of the semester is approaching and with many students preparing for their final reviews, the reality of presenting virtually has set in. I had the pleasure to attend my first digital mid-review this past week at Woodbury University. It was a fun and engaging experience and the projects... View full entry
The sudden transition to online learning and teaching has presented students, faculty, and staff at many institutions of higher learning around the world with enormous challenges — technological, organizational but also on a human and inter-human level. Archinect asked for responses from its... View full entry
In an effort to rapidly boost effective medical response to the devastating COVID-19 outbreak, an international network of architects, engineers, doctors, military experts, and NGOs have developed an open-source solution to convert shipping containers into plug-in Intensive-Care Units. A first... View full entry
The built environment often shapes the spread of disease. Many early cases of COVID-19, the 2019 novel coronavirus, centered on a seafood market in Wuhan City, China. Airports, hospitals and other gathering points can easily become sites of virus transmission. But as the medical community grapples... View full entry
Dyson, the U.K. company known for its vacuums and air purifiers have designed a built a new ventilator in 10 days in collaboration with The Technology Partnership (TTP), reports Fast Company. The new machine has been dubbed "CoVent." It is a portable bed-mounted ventilator that can... View full entry
The recent need for schools and universities across the educational spectrum to transition to online learning practically overnight has caught many students, faculty, and staff around the world completely unprepared, while others enjoyed a smooth transition due to routines and protocols... View full entry
"I'm going around the world photographing places using live feed cameras," proclaims Twitter user Noah Kalina — kicking off a fascinating and chilling collection of empty streets, vacant squares, deserted piazzas, and desolate agorae. Public spaces and tourist magnets, once bustling with... View full entry
Optimizing the home office comes as one of the more vital aspects of this remote work phenomenon. By definition, this would, quite literally provide an optimum setting for efficient workflow and production. Archinect has surveyed its vast community on this topic, looking to gain insights on... View full entry
The recent move to Work From Home (WFH) has been a radical change for many professionals. Archinect reached out to its global community to learn how things have been going for architects and designers across the industry. We'll be providing focused insights from our findings. For this piece we're... View full entry
As we mentioned in our profile on Alvin Huang's recent transition to working and teaching from his home, two of the events that he had been planning at the USC School of Architecture have managed to stay on schedule, by moving from physical events, to Zoom-based virtual events. Alvin... View full entry
With news of COVID-19 affecting individuals across the globe, hospitals and medical clinics are experiencing a shortage in supplies such as ventilators, respirators, and personal protective equipment (PPE). However, as news of the virus spreads, design professionals are banning together with... View full entry
The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) is holding a series of webinars over the coming weeks aimed at sharing tips and best practices for remote work that architects can use in their own practices as firms respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The first installment in the series covers general... View full entry
While many may be concerned and overwhelmed with the current state and future of architectural employment, let Archinect help keep you informed, prepared, and inspired during the upcoming months. Digital collaboration is nothing new to the architecture world. However, in light of recent events... View full entry
A 3D-printer company in Italy has designed and printed 100 life-saving respirator valves in 24 hours for a hospital that had run out of them...The valve connects patients in intensive care to breathing machines.
The hospital, in Brescia, had 250 coronavirus patients in intensive care and the valves are designed to be used for a maximum of eight hours at a time...The 3D-printed version cost less than €1 (90p) each to produce and the prototype took three hours to design.
— BBC
Cristian Fracassi, a chief executive at Isinnova, an independent research institute in Italy, and mechanical engineer Alessandro Romaioli teamed up to aid the hospitals need for new valves. Partnering with Lonati, another local 3D-printing company, the group began printing to meet the hospital's... View full entry
The Internet is already demonstrating its indispensable value as the fourth utility. [...] However, this presents strains to online infrastructure as the number of simultaneous online collaborations increases dramatically. Service companies, businesses, and individuals must be prepared for continued strain on private and public networks. [...] Likewise, businesses must evaluate their infrastructure and policies to ensure they can support remote participation, both technically and socially. — Brad Kult, HGA
Brad Kult, HGA's Director of Technology Design & Planning, gives an overview on the increasingly crucial role of technology in order for businesses and schools to continue operating, amid social-distancing efforts to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Kult offers some helpful reminders for... View full entry
