Top architects and designers are experienced with change throughout the design process to reflect varying client needs. The COVID-19 pandemic will add even more design challenges in 2020 and beyond in the healthcare, education and corporate markets.
The healthcare segment is the most obvious area for change. “Anticipate and be ready,” says Derek Noble, principal at Shepley Bulfinch. Shepley, with offices in Boston, Hartford, Conn., Phoenix and Houston, wants to assist emergency departments in beefing up to create surge units in the event of future health crises.