Architects and Designers Urge Action on Healthier Policy Priorities
In the wake of the pandemic, designers and architects are rethinking and inventing innovative solutions for nearly every sector of design from hospitality, restaurants, workplace experience, and landscape architecture. According to the World Health Organization, 19 percent of factors that affect our health and well-being are directly related to the built environment, making architects and designers key to protecting public health.
The Sonoma Academy Janet Durgin Guild & Commons, designed by WRNS, is a mixed-mode project with radiant heat in the floor and spaces augmented with 100% filtered outside air system. Image © Michael Davis Rose
In the wake of the pandemic, designers and architects are rethinking and inventing innovative solutions for nearly every sector of design from hospitality, restaurants, workplace experience, and landscape architecture. According to the World Health Organization, 19 percent of factors that affect our health and well-being are directly related to the built environment, making architects and designers key to protecting public health.
