Around the world, producers of the arts are offering novel solutions to the question of how to gather a crowd safely in the name of culture and art
People leave after attending a concert given by the Opera de Paris for sponsors and healthcare workers involved in the fight against COVID-19, at the Palais Carnier on July 13, 2020 in Paris.Matthew Lella is a principal at Diamond Schmitt Architects, where he specializes in the design of performance arts facilities--including Buddy Holly Hall, which opens this fall in Lubbock, Texas.
Spain is also experimenting with how to open up theatres. In Barcelona last month, a string quartet performed at the Liceu Opera House to a full house of…. house plants. And in Madrid, Teatro Real staged, consciously choosing the piece because it is staged with a relatively small orchestra. The orchestra, chorus and singers are distanced both on stage and in the pit.
According to our current understanding of COVID-19, it seems that the movement of air plays a crucial role in experiencing any indoor event safely. Perhaps displacement ventilation in architecture can improve our social healthscape even more, by reducing the spread of airborne disease. Extracting air vertically, rather than allowing it to flow across building occupants, seems a good starting point.
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