Covid-19 Safer Spaces

Helping public places to reopen safely from #Covid19. Developed by architects @IF_DO. Funded by @InnovateUK

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

Our #Covid19 Safer Community Centres guide is OUT NOW! Developed by @IF_DO in partnership with @ACRE_national and @ClarionFutures to help community centres and village halls to reopen safely—visit https://t.co/WtgoMxqsDX to download it. Funded by @InnovateUK

[Isobel Hunter MBE @HunterIsobel]

COVID Closures to Reveal How Much Libraries Do Beyond Lending Books | Observer https://t.co/gInRqG5TvE

[Design Vanguard @design_vanguard]

How might we begin to open some of our most important public spaces—such as libraries? @CovidSafeSpaces is developing a set of free resources. Key considerations include: "Ensure staff are safe and feel empowered at work." Share this with your library: https://t.co/KSnizNfvOL

[RIBAJ @RIBAJ]

How can we combat the damaging effect of ‘lockdown loneliness’? Thomas Bryans reports on work by @if_do on how to design safer social spaces #ribajintelligence
https://t.co/4HGVcV8zao

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

"while this has been a time of crisis, it also presents opportunities to rethink the design of #socialinfrastructure, moving from the initial reaction to the pandemic, to a point of recovery and resilience" writes @IF_DO's @stoneybryans in the @RIBAJ:
https://t.co/xLi38gxeKJ

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

Find out more about our #Covid19 #SaferLibraries design guide with @stoneybryans and @ayubkhan786 as part of @smartlibraries Reopening Libraries webinar at 2pm BST today: https://t.co/tE7LwjRG1o

[Bibliotheca @BibliothecaX]

Libraries are places that help to support and sustain the public life of our communities. Join us for a collaborative discussion to explore how libraries globally have a better understanding of how to adapt their library service. https://t.co/ifqJ2DKx46 @ayubkhan786 @stoneybryans

[ACRE @ACRE_national]

We're pleased to partner with @if_do in publishing a new visual reference guide to help those reopening #villagehalls

It includes some great diagrams showing how buildings can be rearranged so they are safe for everyone who uses them

READ: https://t.co/EvWFcFlXql

[IF_DO @if_do]

Covid-19 Safer Streets: from recovery to resilience—the third guide as part of the @CovidSafeSpaces projects is OUT NOW! Download it from https://t.co/YNbjriON5y

A huge thank you to the enormous effort from @street_space_ in developing the guide.
#publicrealm #streets #covid19

[IF_DO @if_do]

Read about our work with @libsconnected and @CILIPinfo to create a Covid-19 Safer Libraries guide in the @RIBAJ.

The guide is part of the @CovidSafeSpaces project funded by @innovateuk and can be downloaded from https://t.co/YNbjriON5y along with guides for other public places.

[IF_DO @if_do]

How should #libraries adapt their spaces to the #Covid19 crisis? IF_DO’s Thomas Bryans writes about our #SaferLibraries guide in the RIBA Journal.

Developed with @libsconnected and @CILIPinfo as part of the @CovidSafeSpaces project. Funded by @InnovateUK.

[The Church of England @churchofengland]

In partnership with @if_do, we're part of the @CovidSafeSpaces project, helping our churches to reopen.

Read our regularly updated guidance at https://t.co/5Dl7MfsvaR.

[IF_DO @if_do]

We're excited to launch our #Covid19 Safer Churches design guide. Produced by @IF_DO in partnership with @ChurchofEngland to help churches to reopen and worship safely again. Part of the @CovidSafeSpaces project, funded by @InnovateUK. Download it from: https://t.co/YNbjriON5y

[Ayub Khan MBE @ayubkhan786]

Designing Libraries - Safe working: an architectural perspective https://t.co/jSIHDNcWdj

[Arved Werner Kirschbaum @0ptimistBiscuit]

Do you need to make or explain a reopening plan soon?

You can't go better than with these graphics! @if_do have really outdone themselves by being not only practical but considering ways to innovate with library programming as well! 👇 A must read.

[Meghan Davis @MeghanDavisVT]

A @smartlibraries colleague shared the COVID-19 Safer Libraries PDF with me that was produced by @CILIPinfo, @if_do and Libraries Connected. My favorite was the Community Art Wall. I hope there will be many of those! 🌈https://t.co/CJ6NqqSbWS

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

What are the key considerations for reopening public libraries? Download the Covid-19 Safer Libraries guide from: https://t.co/WtgoMxqsDX. Developed by @IF_DO in partnership with @libsconnected and @CILIPinfo. Funded by @InnovateUK.

#libraries #publiclibraries #covid19response

[Public Libraries News @publiclibnews]

"Developed by architects IF_DO, in partnership with Libraries Connected and CILIP, this free-to-use guide sets out clear stages for how to safely reopen libraries across the UK" https://t.co/8AuZUAfrb0

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

@BenjaminWoody1 @if_do @libsconnected @CILIPinfo Hi Ben. That's strange. It's working for us. As an alternative you can download the guide directly from here: https://t.co/2rsw9Pbt8e

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

@SLIC1991 @LibrariesNI @LibrariesIre @ALALibrary @partnershiplib @ALIANational — we hope this might be of interest and of use to your members. If so, please retweet!

[Covid-19 Safer Spaces @CovidSafeSpaces]

We're excited to launch our #Covid19 Safer Libraries design guide. Produced by @IF_DO in partnership with @libsconnected and @CILIPinfo, it has been developed to support librarians adapt and manage their spaces to help them reopen. Download it from: https://t.co/WtgoMxqsDX