Norman Foster on the impact of pandemics on our cities
Predicting the future of cities is risky, especially if one heeds the words of the American baseball legend, Yogi Berra, that “the future ain’t what it used to be”. In the period since the start of the pandemic it might seem as if everything is different, but in the long term, I would suggest that rather than changing anything, it has merely hastened and magnified trends that were already apparent before the virus struck.In his opinion piece for The Guardian, architect Norman Foster ponders how current and past pandemics have influenced, and will continue to shape, the infrastructure, and subsequently culture, of our cities. Foster briefly touches on a number of trendy topics, including electric vehicles, ride sharing, drone delivery, remote work, and urban farming.
Predicting the future of cities is risky, especially if one heeds the words of the American baseball legend, Yogi Berra, that “the future ain’t what it used to be”. In the period since the start of the pandemic it might seem as if everything is different, but in the long term, I would suggest that rather than changing anything, it has merely hastened and magnified trends that were already apparent before the virus struck.
In his opinion piece for The Guardian, architect Norman Foster ponders how current and past pandemics have influenced, and will continue to shape, the infrastructure, and subsequently culture, of our cities. Foster briefly touches on a number of trendy topics, including electric vehicles, ride sharing, drone delivery, remote work, and urban farming.
