When a Pandemic Goes Viral

March 16, 2020 — The Big Picture

We are watching the pandemic’s effects on mobility, public space, community, and “social distancing” in real-time. While it is challenging to cut through people’s fears at this early stage, it is crucial to reflect on the impacts this crisis will have on urban life-as-a-we-know-it, the weaknesses of our governance, healthcare, and infrastructure systems, and the likely aftermath and what we can learn from it.

Whose City at Stake? Reflections on a Pandemic Year
Whose City at Stake? Reflections on a Pandemic Year
Greg Lindsay
Director of Applied Research NewCities
Will COVID-19 Make Us Think of Cities Differently?
Will COVID-19 Make Us Think of Cities Differently?
Michele Acuto
Director, Connected Cities Lab, University of Melbourne
Open Letter to Citymakers: 10 Key Implications of the COVID-19
Open Letter to Citymakers: 10 Key Implications of the COVID-19
Mariela Alfonzo
Associate Fellow, Placemaking, NewCities
The City At Stake
The City At Stake
Luca Ballarini
Founder, Torino Stratosferica and Director, Utopian Hours
Giacomo Biraghi
Urban Strategist and Consultant
A Solo Space For All To See
A Solo Space For All To See
Michèle Champagne
Researcher and Designer, Montréal
The Time Before Shelter, The Time Now
The Time Before Shelter, The Time Now
Eva Hagberg
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia GSAPP
The U.S. National Healthcare Security Cloud
The U.S. National Healthcare Security Cloud
Dan Hon
Principal, Very Little Gravitas
Carehaus: Designing for Care, Building Community
Carehaus: Designing for Care, Building Community
Marisa Morán Jahn
Multimedia Artist, Writer & Educator
Rafi Segal
Architect and Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, MIT
Post COVID City: Searching For Answers
Post COVID City: Searching For Answers
Satish Kamat
President of Sri City near Chennai, India
Don’t Waste A Crisis (Part One)
Don’t Waste A Crisis (Part One)
Josef Konvitz
Associate Fellow, Resilience, NewCities
Green City of Benguerir, A New City in the Time of COVID-19
Green City of Benguerir, A New City in the Time of COVID-19
Younous Lahboub
Project Manager, Société d'Aménagement et de Développement Vert (SADV)
Mobility in the Age of Coronavirus
Mobility in the Age of Coronavirus
Federico Parolotto
Senior Partner, MIC – Mobility in Chain
Makeshift Pandemic Policies for Makeshift Mobility
Makeshift Pandemic Policies for Makeshift Mobility
Benjamin de la Peña
Member, Advisory Committee, The Roddenberry Foundation
The Office Reimagined
The Office Reimagined
Katerina Ryabets
Engagement Manager, Office App
Cities at War… and Its Diverse Manifestations
Cities at War… and Its Diverse Manifestations
Saskia Sassen
Professor, Columbia University
The State of Exception Becomes the Norm
The State of Exception Becomes the Norm
Richard Sennett
Professor, The Senseable Cities Lab, MIT Chair, Council on Urban Initiatives, United Nations Habitat Chair
Imagining Speculative Responses to Near Future Emergencies
Imagining Speculative Responses to Near Future Emergencies
Scott Smith
Founder and Managing Partner, Changeist
Pandemics: A New Piece of the City Planning Puzzle
Pandemics: A New Piece of the City Planning Puzzle
Andrew Snowhite
Founder, Snowhite Strategies, Senior Advisor, NewCities
Frictions, COVID-19, and a parallel with <i>Connectography</i>
Frictions, COVID-19, and a parallel with Connectography
Gaetan Vannay
Co-Founder and COO, Securaxis
Be Safe, Stay Healthy
Be Safe, Stay Healthy
Alissa Walker
Urbanism Editor, Curbed