Though most architecture offices and university design studios have closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some are using their 3-D printers to fabricate critically needed protective equipment for healthcare workers.
The Army Corps of Engineers will construct four temporary hospitals in the southern part of the state. The Javits Center in Manhattan will also host four 250-bed FEMA field hospitals.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that the Manhattan convention center, designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, will likely become a 1,000-bed medical facility.
As the landscape of the profession changes at an increasingly rapid pace, a new partnership highlights the growing importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.