...Caryn Brause; Colleen Tully Purpose In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, US post-secondary institutions enacted policies that imposed spatial restrictions in order to reduce viral spread. Acting quickly to impose restrictions on campus environments often designed to foster interaction, decision...

... cannot leave their homes for extended periods. The architectural elements of an interior where people are isolated can mitigate the adverse psychological effects. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted by surveying individuals under lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total...

...Naglaa Megahed; Asmaa Hassan Purpose The present work reviews the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on architecture education (AE), with the aim of discussing the interaction and integration of technology-based models. Design/methodology/approach Different research methods were used to achieve...

...Beatriz Maturana; Ashraf M. Salama; Anthony McInneny Purpose The highly contagious coronavirus and the rapid spread of COVID-19 disease have generated a global public health crisis. Crises are being addressed at various local and global scales through social distancing measures and guidelines...

...Ali A. Alraouf Purpose The term New Normal has become a buzzword to describe the anticipated changes in human life across the globe due to the impact of COVID-19. The paper's purpose is challenging the surrender for the notion of the “New Normal” and constructing a framework by which a call...

...Ivette Arroyo; Norma Montesino; Erik Johansson; Moohammed Wasim Yahia Purpose The aim of this article is to explore the everyday life experiences of elderly (+70 years) living with young locals and refugees in a collaborative housing project before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden...

...Ahmed S. Abd Elrahman Purpose The world has recently faced the outbreak of an existential threat. Since December 2019, many aspects of life have changed owing to a devastating pandemic, COVID-19. The second wave started spreading in different parts of the globe. This article focuses on the impact...

...Terri Peters; Anna Halleran Purpose The COVID-19 global health crisis is undeniably a global housing crisis. Our study focuses on quality of life in urban mid- and high-rise apartment housing, the fastest growing housing types in many cities around the world. This housing typology presents unique...

...I Dewa Gede Agung Diasana Putra Purpose COVID-19 caused dramatic changes in daily life, including the way people stay in a building. Since the virus's outbreak and the mandate of social distancing from WHO, a house has become an essential place for people to avoid the propagation of the virus...

...Louis Rice Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has forced billions of people into lockdown; foregrounding the important relationship between architecture and health. In this context, there is heightened urgency for the construction sector to improve the healthiness of buildings. Accordingly...

...Salih Ceylan; Pınar Şahin; Serengül Seçmen; Melek Elif Somer; Kemal H. Süher Purpose While the COVID-19 outbreak affects all aspects of life in the world, there is also a global impact in the field of education. Within the scope of the measures to control the epidemic, distance education...

... 2019 (COVID-19). The study introduces a novel algorithmic model for postoccupancy evaluation of the existing school buildings and provides solutions to enhance the adaptability of these buildings. Design/methodology/approach This study employs the DTs defined by the authors, integration of DTs...

...Saba Alnusairat; Duaa Al Maani; Amer Al-Jokhadar Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of students in higher educational institutions in Jordan towards the use of online design studios during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and discusses how their use could...

... of blended learning in the domain of architecture education. The survey responses indicate that of the 82 institutions represented, about 34% of them were already following online teaching in some form. However, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, invariably all institutions converted from...

...Donia M. Bettaieb; Reem Alsabban Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the compulsory quarantine of many of the world's inhabitants, and by staying at home, several functional developments emerged in residential spaces in Jeddah that affected the role of the house as a contributor...