Interviews
“Stop working on spaces which disproportionately impact African Americans” says architectural designer Michael Ford
“I just knew what was going to happen” says Li Edelkoort, the forecaster whose coronavirus predictions went viral
“We are in the midst of two global crises” says Nike’s sustainability lead
Colourful “New London Fabulous” design movement is challenging minimalism, says Adam Nathaniel Furman
FT coronavirus updates “allow people to make an informed decision” says data visualisation journalist
Housing after coronavirus should feature bigger spaces and more balconies says Alison Brooks
Live interview with Studio Drift as part of Virtual Design Festival
Health workers treating coronavirus are “frontline athletes who need equipment” says Nike PPE lead
“Every person should have a face shield” says epidemiologist Michael Edmond
Designers should “seize the moment” to make positive change says Design Justice author Sasha Costanza-Chock
“I don’t want my pictures to tell people what they should think” says Alastair Philip Wiper
Urban planning is “really very biased against women” says Caroline Criado Perez
Buildings where you don’t need to touch anything are “entirely feasible” says Paul Flowers
“Play can be an act of resistance” says US border seesaw architect Virginia San Fratello
Dressing scenes for Killing Eve was “like finding treasure” says set decorator
“The responsibility of sound designers has increased” due to coronavirus lockdown says Yuri Suzuki
Doomed Sidewalk Toronto development “was not dealing with the urgent topics of today” says Ben van Berkel
Carlo Ratti calls for redesign of “dinosaur” hospitals and universities for the post-coronavirus era
“This is not a hospital” says architect behind conversion of McCormick Place
Parasite house designed from “simple floor plan” sketched by Bong Joon-Ho
ExCel centre “obvious choice” to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
The Washington Post’s “simple simulations” showing how to slow coronavirus is its most popular story ever
“It’s not enough to ask designers to be sustainable” says Formafantasma
