Master’s thesis -
Space, People, & Pandemics
In 2020, the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the whole world and almost effected everyone’s life. Keeping social distancing is one of the most common and significant actions many countries have taken.
My Master’s Thesis aims to investigate how social distancing breaks people’s way of social interaction and effects on the cities. Maintaining social distancing forced people to not gather with others and stay at a certain distance in public. It not only changes the social space between people but also requires the adaptation of the urban area.
Since social connection plays a significant role in people’s well-being, especially during the pandemic crisis, how do people adapt their way of social contact? How could people keep connected without physical connections?
Sometimes maintain social distancing is painful in the cities because of the insufficient infrastructure. The pandemic in many big cities became extremely severe since they tend to be overpopulated and well-connected. How could public space adapt to social distancing? Furthermore, how could urban design prepare for the pandemic situation?
