Fresh air and self-contained neighbourhoods - Covid-19 will change urban design, say architects

Homes on the Chao Phraya river on April 9, 2020. The pandemic has spurred new thinking about urban design. - AFP

BANGKOK (The Straits Times/ANN): A new linear park across the Chao Phraya River will open in Bangkok later this month. Built on an abandoned rail structure, it is perhaps a fitting icon of how urban landscapes can be adapted for life in the Covid-19 era.

The pandemic triggered lockdowns that shuttered economic life but also spurred new thinking about urban design in South-east Asia.