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COVID-19 & architecture (Working draft): General resources

Links to guidelines and resources on social distancing and making environments safer during the COVID-19 pandemic

Specialized resources on related topics

GENERAL: 

ArchDaily, COVID-19-related articles, https://www.archdaily.com/tag/coronavirus 

The Architect’s Newspaper, COVID-19-related articles, https://www.archpaper.com/tag/coronavirus/ 

Architectural Record, COVID-19-related articles, https://www.architecturalrecord.com/topics/3029-coronavirus-coverage 

Building Design & Construction, COVID-19-related articles, https://www.bdcnetwork.com/coronavirus 

“Design on the front line,” Architect, May 2020 (Theme issue), https://www.architectmagazine.com/magazine/2020/may/  

Dezeen, Social distancing articles, https://www.dezeen.com/tag/social-distancing/  

Metropolis, COVID-19-related articles, https://www.metropolismag.com/tag/covid-19/

 

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES– FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL  

City of Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety, “Guidance for construction sites”, https://www.ladbs.org/our-organization/messaging/news/news-details/2020/03/31/guidance-for-construction-sites 

County of Los Angeles, “COVID-19 Data Pages”, http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/ 

State of California, COVID-19 resources, https://covid19.ca.gov/ 

State of California Department of Public Health, “Guidance Documents: Coronavirus Disease 2019”, https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION RESOURCES: 

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), “COVID-19 resources”, https://www.asid.org/resources/covid-19 

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, “COVID -19 Response and resources”, https://www.acsa-arch.org/resources/faculty-resources/covid-19-response-and-resources/ 

International Code Council (ICC), “Coronavirus response center”, https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/coronavirus-response-center/  

National Institute of Building Sciences, “COVID-19 updates”, https://www.wbdg.org/industry-news 

 

TECHNICAL UPDATES: 

Dietz, Leslie et al., “Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: built environment considerations to reduce transmission,” MSystems/American Society for Microbiology, May 2020, https://msystems.asm.org/content/5/2/e00245-20 

 

 

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