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Otis College of Art and Design COVID-19 Study
Nov 2, 2020
COVID-19 Study by Otis College of Art and Design
Architecture input: Frederick Fisher and Partners and Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Cheney
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
How can design solve a complex problem like a safe return to a college campus during the Covid-19 pandemic"
Otis College of Art and Design COVID-19 Report
Otis College of Art and Design, like all other academic institutions in the United States, was forced to shut down for in-person learning in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anticipating the closure, Otis established a COVID-19 Task Force, which included members from throughout the College.
rendering Courtesy Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney
In a period of extensive and wide-reaching conversations with community members, the College also spoke with the two architectural firms?Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney, and Frederick Fisher and Partners?who were jointly responsible for the 2016 expansion of Otis? Elaine and Bram Goldsmith Campus. Their firsthand, intimate knowledge of the location, and close relationships with Otis leadership and community, allowed the designers to swiftly collaborate and develop a redesign study of the campus that would allow it to safely reopen during the 2020-21 academic year.
As an arts and design college, Otis understands design beyond a set of aesthetic decisions and more as ...