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This week on Dezeen, designers created face shields, mask holders and an emergency hospital to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. BIG, KPF and Handel Architects, were among the architectural studios in the USA that have begun 3D-printing face shields to protect health workers battling coronavirus. Researchers from MIT developed their own face shield. The extremely

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Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a colourful message of thanks designed by Morag Myerscough, a social distancing-market and Cannes Lions news. Morag Myerscough creates colourful thank you to health workers British designer Morag Myerscough has collaborated with In Good Company to create “a message of thanks and love to our incredible dedicated frontline

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Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes converting buildings into hospitals, a public health artwork campaign and an Elon Musk donation. BDP architect explains how ExCel centre was converted into coronavirus hospital Converting convention centres into coronavirus hospitals is the most efficient way to increase intensive-care capacity, according to James Hepburn of architect

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Dezeen announces Virtual Design Festival, the world’s first online design festival, taking place from Wednesday 15 April onwards. With much of the world in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global architecture and design community is, along with many other sectors, facing unprecedented challenges. Virtual Design Festival (www.virtualdesignfestival.com) is a platform that will bring

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Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a low-cost ventilator, a hospital in Central Park, Salone del Mobile mask collection and brands including IKEA promoting staying at home. Engineers in India developing low-cost ventilator Engineers at Nocca Robotics in the western Indian city of Pune are developing a ventilator that will cost 50,000 rupees (£530), which is

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Coronavirus lockdowns will have a profound impact on how creative businesses work in future, according to architects and designers including Carlo Ratti Associati, BIG, Snøhetta and Pearson Lloyd. Over the past couple of weeks a huge shift in office culture has occurred, with teams spread across multiple houses instead of one studio. This has forced

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Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes news on Dubai Expo 2020, how Covid-19 hospitals are built, Sam Jacob’s design academy and an F1 team making a breathing aid. How emergency coronavirus hospitals are built Architects for Health chair Christopher Shaw explains how conference centres such as the ExCel in London are being converted

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