Chamber of Architects of Turkey – CAT

“E-State of Architecture” programme (22-23 and 30 May 2021) was developed by CAT:

• to address the reality of the Covid-19 crisis;
• to reveal the effects of the pandemic period on architectural practice and different areas of the profession;
• to discuss these effects with different actors of the profession;
• to think together about ‘what kind of future awaits us’ after the pandemic .

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the 47th Term Ordinary General Assembly of the Chamber of Architects of TMMOB was convened under these extraordinary and difficult conditions. – 18-19 September 2020

 

Ordinul Arhitectilor din Romania – OAR

• COVID-19 information page
• Call for projects for emergency healthcare facilities
• Policy initiatives include:
• • consultation of architects regarding financial support measures, in order to formulate and transmit to the competent authorities a position of the profession 
  • address to the competent institutions of the State requesting support for the adaptation of the regulatory acts in force in order to ensure similar and fair conditions for construction professionals regardless of the form of organization: 
  • address to government on suspension of construction works 
  • request for recognition of the electronic signature in order to ensure the continuity of the architectural profession in the context of a state of emergency. 
• Measures for trainee architects
• Measures for contracts and yards; security of businesses and employees; options for employers and employees. 
• Survey

Stowarzyszenie Architektow Polskich – SARP

The Polish Sustainable Cities Conference was held online on 11 May. During the conference, the results of the second edition of the Ranking of Polish Sustainable Cities weree presented. The study covered 50 largest cities in Poland. ” The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, which has recently swept the world, has significantly inhibited the discussion on the European Green Deal. “

The annual 4 Design Days 2021 13-16 May 2021 addressed the pandemic and design issues it raised:

• Design for “New Normality”: Trends in industrial design and designing living and working spaces
• Residential fashion: how will we live after the pandemic?

Due to the growing wave of coronavirus infections, the Board of the SARP decided to change the working mode of the Office of the Board of the SARP.

From 23 October 2020 until further notice, the Office of the Board of the SARP switched to remote work.

Architects Association of Lithuania

Information pack on state social benefits for architects in periods of unemployment

Union of Architects of Russia

• Open public competition for the design of the central district hospital. Organizer: Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, FAA “FCS” and the Union of Architects of Russia
• Rossiyskaya Gazeta interview with the vice-president of the Union of Architects of Russia Dmitry Narinsky

Cyprus Civil Eng & Architects Association- CCEAA

• COVID-19 Impact Management Program 
• Policy initiatives include:
  • Policy recommendations for architecture
  • Lobby for the closure of construction sites
• Electronic Application Submission Guide for Urban and Building Permits
• Architecture & COVID-19 themed webinars

Hellenic Section UIA C/o Greek Technical Chamber

• COVID-19 guide, including:
  • Restrictions and prevention measures
  • Extraordinary and temporary measures in the labor market for private sector workers
  • Special permits and facilities for civil servants
  • Special measures to support freelancers and the self-employed
  • Special support measures for affected companies
  • Extension of the validity of urban planning regulations and other administrative deadlines
• Policy initiatives include the proposals addressed to the state, on the following subjects 
  • Measures to protect workers from the spread of coronavirus
  • Professional measures
  • Economic measures
  • A single digital map of geospatial data for licensing investment and activity 
• Legal support hotline