Architecture & Design — Pandemic Preparedness Call Signals Growing Intersection of Public Health and Architecture; Adaptive Residential and Retreat Projects Dominate Global Pipeline

Architecture & Design · 2026-04-13

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Six years after Covid-19, an op-ed by public health and architecture scholars is pressing the case that architects must embed pandemic resilience into standard practice — a development worth tracking as WHO renews preparedness pleas. Meanwhile, today's project pipeline reveals two converging currents: first, a strong emphasis on adaptive, context-driven residential design, from a…