By now, most of us have developed a feeling for the six-foot separation that is our most potent weapon against COVID-19. Fewer of us know how to dodge a lot of people coming at us inside these invisible bubbles. We find ourselves in a drunken dance down the sidewalk. Drag that bubble with us onto a bus? Through an airport? You’re kidding me.
Our new spatial reality puts us in the realm of architecture, which is the shaping of space. …
An independent journalist focusing on architecture and cities. Author of The Agile City: Building Well Being and Wealth in an Era of Climate Change.