Ordre des Architectes et Ingénieurs Conseils Luxembourg (OAI)

• COVID-19 news page (call for 3D printing of visors, contractual obligations in the case of a force majeure, closing of construction sites, recap of aid packages, useful links etc): 
• Successful lobby for local authorities to accept applications for building permits
• Monthly survey to members
• OAI “Post-COVID19 Think Tank”

Hong Kong Institute of Architects – HKIA

Webinar on “Design for a healthy City – Post-Covid Housing Design“, Thursday, 24 June at 1pm – 2:30pm

Panelists include HKIA President Donald Choi with HKIA Vice President Helen Leung moderating.

1.5 CPD Hours available.

Register here

 

HKIA has organised a webinar series:

• HKIA 1st Webinar – Healthy Building Immune System
• HKIA 2nd Webinar – Healthy Building Healthy City
• HKIA 3rd Webinar – Healthy Buildings versus Epidemic

Relief and supportive actions undertaken by HKIA include the following measures…

 

 

Federal Chamber of German Architects / Bundesarchitektenkammer (BAK)

• Practical and legal information for builders & architects: 
• Further legal information (contracts, site management, insurance, employment law etc): 
• FAQ on construction, architectural and procurement laws in light of the crisis 
• Summary of state subsidies and financial aid packages

Arkitektafélag Íslands – Icelandic Architects Association

Is it possible to design health? Man-made environment and quality of life – published 8 May 2021 In the 21st century, we are facing new issues related to public health. How will architects respond to this?         

Danish Association of Architects

• Overview of the government aid packages in Denmark
• Analysis by Architects Association Vice President Kristine Leth Juul
• Copenhagen Architecture Festival: Call for “Considerations, visions and reflections on the significance of the corona crisis for the built environment” and “The home in the time of the corona”
• Full Ph.D. scholarship offered on the “Impact of Architecture on Epidemics” by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture

Consiglio Nazionale Degli Architetti, Planificatori,Paesaggisti e Conservatori- CNAPPC

• COVID-19 emergency information centre
• COVID-19 updates
• Governance and legislative information
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
• Policy initiative calling for support for all categories of workers, including self-employed professionals

Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland-RIAI

• COVID-19 information and resources centre
• Information on government support
• RIAI COVID-19 helpdesk
• Legal and contract information
• Online CPD – Training and Webinars
• Business Continuity Planning including a checklist of preparatory actions in responding to COVID-19
• RIAI Proposals for Reopening of Construction Sites to Promote Suitable Protocols for Working Environments

Commission des architectes français pour l’international

• Coronavirus information centre for architects in France 
• Policy initiatives include:
  • lobby against the premature reopening of construction sites
  • advocacy of protective measures 
• Information on government aid and financial support available for architects
• Practical advice for architects on managing their activity during the pandemic. 
• FAQ COVID-19 for architects

The Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners

The Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners have published a report of the national survey analysing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the architecture and town planning professions in Pakistan.

Survey Report 2020

UIA Work Program Public Spaces (China branch)

Lu Andong, Committee member of the UIA Work Program Public Spaces (China branch), designed a project for the isolation ward of suspected cases of the Third People’s Hospital of Jiangdu District in Yangzhou.

UIA 江都新冠隔离病区排版