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Social [un]Distancing : The exploration of social connection in quarantine Chan, Maverick

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to retreat behind closed doors and live life at a distance. Quarantine, lockdowns, and social distancing defined a new reality marked by the sudden and drastic reconfiguration of our social interactions and relationships. The unprecedented drop in human contact across the globe was critical for saving lives and preserving an already over-burdened healthcare system. However, these life-saving measures also amplified an already existing epidemic of social isolation and loneliness, particularly amongst older adults. As human populations continue to grow and changes in the world’s climate continue to disrupt natural ecosystems, how might we re-imagine quarantine to address the social health of seniors in an inevitable future pandemic? Social [un]distancing explores the fictional stories of four older adults living in this world. From proposals designed at the scale of the human body to interventions at the urban infrastructural scale, this project proposes different ways for seniors to stay connected during a pandemic.

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Title
Social [un]Distancing : The exploration of social connection in quarantine
Creator
Chan, Maverick
Date Issued
2024-05-01
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to retreat behind closed doors and live life at a distance. Quarantine, lockdowns, and social distancing defined a new reality marked by the sudden and drastic reconfiguration of our social interactions and relationships. The unprecedented drop in human contact across the globe was critical for saving lives and preserving an already over-burdened healthcare system. However, these life-saving measures also amplified an already existing epidemic of social isolation and loneliness, particularly amongst older adults. As human populations continue to grow and changes in the world’s climate continue to disrupt natural ecosystems, how might we re-imagine quarantine to address the social health of seniors in an inevitable future pandemic? Social [un]distancing explores the fictional stories of four older adults living in this world. From proposals designed at the scale of the human body to interventions at the urban infrastructural scale, this project proposes different ways for seniors to stay connected during a pandemic.
Subject
Loneliness; Quarantine; Pandemic; COVID-19
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2024-05-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0442280
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88188
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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