Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes news on Dubai Expo 2020, how Covid-19 hospitals are built, Sam Jacob's design academy and an F1 team making a breathing aid.
How emergency coronavirus hospitals are built
Architects for Health chair Christopher Shaw explains how conference centres such as the ExCel in London are being converted into hospitals for coronavirus patients (via RIBAJ).
UN and WHO launch Global Call Out To Creatives to make informative coronavirus visuals
The United Nations and World Health Organisation have launched an open competition for creatives to create informative works that accurately communicate public health messages in a bid to "flatten the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic (via Dezeen). Dubai Expo 2020 set to be delayed until 2021
The organisers of Expo 2020 Dubai, which was scheduled to begin on 20 October, want to delay the event until 2021 (via Bloomberg).
Sam Jacob launches weekly Desktop Design Academy
Dezeen columnist Sam Jacob has launched a weekly design challenge for those in isolation called the Desktop Design Academy. The first exercise, which is open to all, is to create a souvenir (via Sam Jacob).
SheltAir gridshell pods inflate in eight hours to isolate coronavirus patients
German architectural engineer Gregory Quinn has developed a domed bio-containment pod made from inflatable cushions that could help coronavirus patients isolate (via Dezeen).
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