Federación Argentina de Entidades de Arquitectos – FADEA

FADEA organised their biennale, “X BIAU- Mar del Plata 2021- “Architecture and City for the XXI century”, on 4, 5 & 6 November 2020. The event addressed the “conflicts and the opportunities that the Covid-19 pandemic has given us as local citizens in a globalized world.”

South African Institute of Architects – SAIA

The construction industry has been allowed to reopen, but a survey by the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (Sacap) and South African Institute of Architects (Saia) shows severe hardship has already hit architectural firms due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

SAIA co-organises 5 online discussions on the subject of Post-Covid-19 Perspectives for Architecture in South Africa:

• How has COVID-19 impacted how we address urban development and the city?
• How has COVID-19 impacted urban design and how we live, work and play? 14th October 2020
• How has COVID-19 impacted how we create responsive architecture?  21st October 2020
• How has COVID-19 impacted the city and how we practice architecture? 28th October 2020
• How has COVID-19 impacted the city and how we teach & learn architecture? 4 November 2020

Sri Lanka Institute of Architects – SLIA

Information from May 2020

SLIA is currently fundraising from SLIA members for the national effort to combat COVID-19

UIA International Competitions Commission

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the UIA International Competitions Commission has decided to review the schedules of its international architectural competitions and developed the UIA ICC COVID 19 recommendations  for ongoing and upcoming competitions.

Ordem de Arquitectos de Angola

• Public Health Emergency Services: in response to WHO’s calls to African Governments to prepare for the worst scenario, the Order of Architects of Angola oriented its members to participate in training sessions available on the World Health Organisation platform (e.g. Severe Acute Respiratory Infection – SARI. Treatment Facility Design) for improving existing healthcare facilities or adapt other facilities to emergency situations.
• How this pandemic is affecting architectural practice: OA is creating working groups to analyse the current situation, contribute to a model to refinance the economy and support the Government in the post-COVID-19 phase. It will also examine the adequacy of existing facilities and public services in containing and combating COVID-19.

Architectural Association of Kenya – AAK

Information dating from October 2020

• The Architectural Association of Kenya launched the AAK COVID-19 Response Team: a multi-disciplinary collaborative technical advisory committee to deal with the ongoing crisis
• Proposed guidelines for the safe re-opening of schools post COVID 19
• Document on Standards for Management of Construction Sites and Welfare of Workers
• AAK weekly webinars on issues relevant to the profession
• Call to action: involvement in implementing immediate response programmes across informal settlements to prevent the spread of the pandemic
• COVID-19 Built Environment Industry Impact Assessment Survey to collectively understand and navigate key areas of impact from COVID-19 on the larger built environment industry in Kenya and further take action towards mitigating the negative effects as well as identifying opportunities for the sector
• Published ‘Proposed Guidelines on Planning and Design of Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centres and Long-term Infrastructural Interventions for the Kenyan Context.’

Ordre National des Architectes du Cameroun

Information dating from June 2020

The Ordre National des Architectes du Cameroun has presented a design by Architects Bertrand Meyanga for a COVID-19 health center with a 1000-bed capacity.

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Institute of Architects of Pakistan – IAP

IAP – Karachi Chapter presented the “CPG Pandemic Resilience Playbook“, an extensive document which sets out design strategies for the built environment, based on the consultancy’s technical expertise, past project experiences and international best practices and accompanied by “CPG Pandemic Resilience Playbook” webinar on 10 April 2021. CPG shared perspectives on developing pandemic resilience as a new dimension of urban resilience in the built environment. The session was followed by a Q & A session.

Information dating from May 2020

 

The Rawalpindi Islamabad Chapter of IAP has organised a lecture series on Zero Carbon COVID-19 Emergency Field Wards, presented by award-winning architect Yasmeen Lari.

With the Covid-19 lockdown still enforced in Pakistan, IAP -Karachi Chapter’s Executive Committee provided a platform where members could learn new software skills from the comfort of their homes, an initiative in line with the chapter’s “Be positive, be productive” campaign…

Malaysian Institute of Architects – PAM

Due to a Movement Control Order announced by the Government of Malaysia, PAM Secretariat will be working from home from 1 June until further notice.

PAM announces a Construction Industry Vaccination Program (CIVac) effort led by the Ministry of Works, opening 21 June 2021, to accelerate the vaccination of construction workforce to achieve herd immunity and reduce the number of COVID-19 workplace clusters. “This would protect the well-being of employees and consequently help expedite Malaysia’s economic recovery.”

Information dating from April 2020

 

PAM is currently coordinating donations for PPE

Starting 16 March 2020, regulations concerning COVID-19 & rescheduling of PAM events:

• Precautionary Measures for PAM events in view of COVID-19
• Advisory Note: Architects’ Obligations In Response To The Movement Control Order From 18 March 2020 To 31 March 2020
• Interview with Esa Mohamed, UIA Immediate Past President about the situation for the construction sector in Malaysia