Colegio de Arquitectos de Puerto Rico

A Conversation with architects Astrid Diaz, Manuel Bermudez, Dr. Lemul Martinez and Jozairaf Asad, Carlos Velez and Eduardo Rivera on the theme “Reoccupation and Design of Buildings in the Era of Covid” – 10 March 2021

 

Colegio de Arquitectos del Peru

Free online courses provided on website: 

• http://www.cap.org.pe/cap/cursos-gratis/
• http://www.cap.org.pe/cap/

Colegio de Arquitectos de Honduras

• Technical committee to help the country select sites for adaptation to COVID-19 treatment centres, e.g. the Government Civic Center (GCC), evaluated by the committee early April 2020.
• 50 free publications provided for online reading  (request link).
• Guidelines on architectural response to COVID-19: designing spaces for infection control.

Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil – IAB

• Information on the closure of construction sites 
• Reorganisation of UIA2021RIO to incorporate post-pandemic topics into the existing thematic axes: diversity and mixture; changes and emergencies; vulnerabilities and inequalities; transience and flows.
• Supported fundraiser to to buy food, cleaning materials and personal hygiene kits for favelados, homeless and informal workers from the city of Rio and Baixada Fluminense
• Youtube channel of lectures, classes, conversation wheels and debate relevant to architecture, urbanism and pandemic
• Series of dialogues every Monday and Wednesday, 18h (Brazilian time) about the consequences of social isolation in cities and rethinking urban design during and after the pandemic. These dialogues take place on the Instagram of the IAB-RJ continuing education department, IAB-RJ Compartilha.
• Recording dialogues with representatives of minority communities to be included in the IAB-RJ Youtube channel (subtitled).

Sociedad Colombiana De Arquitectos – SCA

Analyses of impact on architectural profession in Columbia:

• In times of crisis… Solidarity
• Opportunities for architects

Proposal of architectural services, addressed to the President (urban and rural planning for temporary health centre infrastructure, sanitary protocol for construction sites, ideas bank for design solutions, post-crisis planning etc)

Free online courses and reading materials

Colegio de Arquitectos de Costa Rica – CACR

• Guide for the implementation of post-COVID-19 preventative measures in the construction sector, for works of less than 400 metres squared.
• Health reference protocol for engineering and architecture offices before the COVID-19
• Reactivation and Continuity of Sectors during the State of National Emergency by COVID-19 – MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND HUMAN ASSEMBLIES
• 2020 – GC Manifesto Urgent need for infrastructure works

Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile

On 11 November 2020, the last session of the Cycle of talks on universal accessibility in post-pandemic cities took place, “Dialogue of the elderly and people with disabilities oriented to the city we want for everyone.” The initiative, organized by the section’s Universal Accessibility Committee, involved Teodoro Fernández, Humberto Eliash, Eduardo Elkouss, Cecilia Morovic, Luis Norambuena, Raúl Vicent and Sandra Esparza.

Survey to know the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on your work environment and quality of life – 19 August 2020

Initiatives and participation: COVID-19 – 16 June 2020

Frequently asked questions and answers for employers in the context of the COVID-19 emergency – 23 March 2020

Situation of the College of Architects of Chile in the face of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – 17 March 2020

Survey to know the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on your work environment and quality of life – 19 August 2020

Initiatives and participation: COVID-19 – 16 June 2020

Frequently asked questions and answers for employers in the context of the COVID-19 emergency – 23 March 2020

Situation of the College of Architects of Chile in the face of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – 17 March 2020

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada – RAIC/IRAC

COVID-19 Pulse Survey, results to be published late April

Advocacy initiatives include:

• Lobby for architects and architectural firms to have access to Canada’s Economic Response Plan funding
• Updates on new government policy concerning the architecture sector
• Inciting members to rally on advocacy efforts by writing to local MPs

Transition of all Continuing Education programmes until June 30 to digital platforms

Additional resources

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