Design for the Future When the Future Is Bleak

Amid pandemics and environmental disasters, designers and architects have been forced to imagine a world in which the only way to move forward is to look back.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/t-magazine/design-future-pandemic-climate.html?referringSource=articleShare

The e-scooter: road menace or saviour of the commute? | UK news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/07/the-e-scooter-road-menace-or-saviour-of-the-commute

Few staff say they intend to return to their offices five days a week

Source: Covid-19 has changed working patterns for good, UK survey finds | Business | The Guardian

No, says British architect John McAslan, whose firm recently opened in Sydney: he’s adjusted to it, and even sees some silver lining.

Source: Has the pandemic shot down the starchitects?

The pandemic will claim almost one in 10 jobs in Australian universities, a report has found, diminishing the tertiary sector’s research capacity and reducing its ability to teach the next generation of domestic students.

Source: ‘Diminished capacity’: Australia tipped to lose one in 10 university jobs

In Australian cities, our ‘outdoor lifestyle’ is often a lie – but we can make it true | Josephine Tovey | Travel | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/sep/24/in-australian-cities-our-outdoor-lifestyle-is-often-a-lie-but-we-can-make-it-true