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How are designers and companies able to transition seemingly overnight to produce PPE at such an impactful scale? From LVMH producing hand sanitizer instead of perfume to Brooks Brothers making up to 150,000 surgical masks per day, designers and factories are doing everything they can during this critical time to give back to their communities.
“In school, I originally wanted to work on housing projects because I saw that as an area where architecture could have a positive social impact. I still feel that way, but I’ve also broadened my focus to an even wider issue of global impact, and that is sustainability. This has come from the realization that buildings–our homes, our offices, our schools, everything that we design–consume such a large portion of our world’s energy, and that architects can have a major impact on building a more sustainable world.”
“The first weeks of the pandemic in March and April 2020 were especially challenging for me. My wife is an internal medicine resident at one of New York’s hardest hit hospitals, and was one of the first people to treat patients. Hospitals were overwhelmed, healthcare workers were getting sick, and PPE ran low quickly. “