DRAWING STUDIO DESIGN AND ADAPTATION IN THE POST-COVID 19 ERA: THE CASE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY AKANU-IBIAM FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC UNWANA. AFIKPO EBONYI STATE

Nwabuna, Nwokedi P¹, Umensofor Ahamefula C¹, Chima Ikwuo Oko¹, Okoroafor Sylvester Irem¹

ABSTRACT

Diseases and their control has continued to engage the attention of many nations of the world, researchers, scientists, health practioners, manufactures of health products, world bodies like the world health organization (WHO). Covid-19 is a pandemic outbreak of a disease caused by a novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2; formerly called 2019-ncoc), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan city, Hubel province, China. The pandemic came with its devastating impacts on population of nations, health, economy, education, transportation, tourism, manufacturing concerns, commerce etc. This paper is an attempt to explore ways of disease control and prevention through Covid-19 compliant drawing studies by proposing a design model for such studies in the department of Architecture Akanu-Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana. A descriptive study design was used in this study, the departmental design studio was used as the case study material, there were informal discussions from the academic staff and students of the department, review of related literature. Data collected were used to propose a design model for drawing studios in the school, it is also hoped that the model can be adapted for re-modelling existing drawing studios in other schools of Architecture in the country and for future design proposals.

Keywords: Covid-19, Architecture, Drawing-studio, Architecture Design.