Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses go to waste
Vaccine distributors across the US have collectively discarded over 82.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from...
Wildfire smoke linked to almost 20,000 COVID-19 cases last year
The coronavirus pandemic and raging wildfires were two heinous events of 2020. And in one of life’s...
Stefano Boeri Architetti designs prefab COVID-19 vaccination centers for Italy
Stefano Boeri Architetti — the Milan-based architecture firm best known for the Vertical Forest skyscrapers —...
Tartu turns a major street into a car-free haven for a month
For the entire month of July, the Estonian city of Tartu transformed one of its main streets in the heart of the...
Modular Emergency Hospital 19 pops up in Italy in just 3 months
In the Milan commune of Rozzano, an inspiring pilot project for emergency healthcare architecture has popped up...
How to prepare your pets for the end of lockdown
Between nonstop news and social media use, we’re all too familiar with the effects of COVID-19 on humans around...
Italy's Relaunch Decree helps homeowners install solar photovoltaic systems for free
Italy has been hit hard by COVID-19 and is attempting to jump-start its economy through the Relaunch Decree, a...
Designers propose sustainable housing in response to COVID-19 lifestyle changes
For those lucky enough to keep their jobs during the global pandemic, a large portion have been working from home...
Architects design COVID-19 mobile testing labs for underserved communities
Perkins and Will’s New York studio has teamed up with Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and multidisciplinary...
COVID-19 and its effects on the environment
As SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus pathogen that causes the illness COVID-19, sweeps across the globe,...
Architects propose produce markets designed for social distancing
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, making a trip to the grocery store has become a stressful experience for...
Open-source CURA to turn shipping containers into emergency COVID-19 units
Hospitals overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic could find a much-needed capacity lifeline in retrofitted shipping...
Several scientists predict the apocalypse will occur uncomfortably soon
Are humans an endangered species? Some scientists think so. Author Phil Torres wrote a piece for Salon detailing...
Zika may have claimed its first victim in the continental US
Last Friday, health officials announced that the first death related to Zika has occurred in the continental US....
Twelve common toxins that are killing your kids' brain cells
They’re calling it a silent pandemic. Children all over the world are losing brain power because they’re exposed...
