Ten opinions on how the pandemic will change the world
As part of our 2020 review, we've rounded up this year's most incisive opinions on how the coronavirus pandemic will impact our lives, courtesy of everyone from Norman Foster to Li Edelkoort and Rem Koolhas.
Sergey Makho: post-pandemic homes will be "proud and independent"
Ukrainian architect Sergey Makhno penned an op-ed for Dezeen, outlining seven ways in which our homes will change post-pandemic, including a move from apartments to houses and cities to the countryside.
People will place more importance on self-sufficiency in terms of their water, power and food supply, he argued, while residences will increasingly be equipped with water and air filtration systems and more elaborate working-from-home setups.
Read Sergey Makhno's opinion here ?
Li Edelkoort: "a blank page for a new beginning"
Dezeen's most-read story of the year saw trend forecaster Li Edelkoort argue that a "quarantine of consumption", caused by widespread lockdowns and the disruption of global supply chains, would cause a reset in societal values.
Showing people that it is possible to live with less, she hoped, would have far-reaching, longterm effects on the economy and the environment, facilitating slower, more localised production, renewed respect for human labour and reduced carbon emissions from travel and transport.
Read Li Edelkoort's opinion here?
Brian Chesky: "travel as we knew it is over"
In an interview with American news channel CNBC, Airbnb's B...
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