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March 4, 2020

How Architecture Can Help Prevent The Next Coronavirus

Coronavirus is causing trepidation across all industries, and architecture is no exception. The outbreaks in China and Italy have led to disruptions, like a major furniture fair in Milan being postponed until June and the Venice Architecture Biennale being pushed back until August.

International design firm Perkins and Will closed its China offices as a precaution, said Managing Director Larry Kline, who is based in Miami.

"If it gets worse, it could start to affect financing, material availability and costs," said Jacqueline Gonzalez Touzet, founding principal of Touzet Studios. "Our global economy is interconnected, and Italy and China are important markets."

How Architecture Can Help Prevent The Next Coronavirus

Daphne Gurri, the principal/owner of Gurri Matute and current president of the Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects, said that the construction and design industry is reliant on China for metals, drywall and various types of plastics."If they have to shut down factories or production slows because people…

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WeWork Real Estate Exec Resigns, Says Lease Model 'Not The Right Alignment'

Lawrence Gellerstedt, WeWork's vice president of real estate who oversaw its expansion in the Southeast, has left the company, he told Bisnow Monday.

The son of former Cousins Properties CEO Larry Gellerstedt resigned from WeWork March 1 after nearly two years. During that time, Gellerstedt helped WeWork enter into 25-plus leases encompassing more than 1.5M SF throughout the Southeast, he said. 

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