CURA: Open-source Design for Emergency COVID-19 Hospitals

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Carlo Ratti Associati [architect.]

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Computer filePublication details: UrbanNext, April 6, 2020.Description: 574 wordsISSN:

2575-5374

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Summary: CURA (Connected Units for Respiratory Ailments) aims to convert shipping containers into plug-in intensive care pods for the COVID-19 pandemic. The units could be as fast to mount as a hospital tent, but as safe as an isolation ward, thanks to biocontainment with negative pressure. The first unit – whose open-source design was initiated by an international task force of architects, engineers, doctors, military experts and NGOs and is open to further contributions – is currently being built in Milan, Italy, with the sponsorship of UniCredit.

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Carlo Ratti Associati, Essay, expanding design practices, No Density, Technology and fabrication

Architect’s challenge, Container Architecture, COVID-19, Efficiency, Emergency architecture, Functional unit, Health crisis, Modular Design, Project, Prototype, Rapid responses

CURA (Connected Units for Respiratory Ailments) aims to convert shipping containers into plug-in intensive care pods for the COVID-19 pandemic. The units could be as fast to mount as a hospital tent, but as safe as an isolation ward, thanks to biocontainment with negative pressure. The first unit – whose open-source design was initiated by an international task force of architects, engineers, doctors, military experts and NGOs and is open to further contributions – is currently being built in Milan, Italy, with the sponsorship of UniCredit.

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