URBAN SUN architects our new normal and creates safe way for social activities in times of pandemic and other health threats to humanity

結合藝術設計與公共衛生專業，URBAN SUN是由來自世界各地的設計師和健康專家合作完成，其應用在公共空間以奈米光照射的空間藝術設計，尋求解決因冠狀病毒肆虐造成人與人間疏離的問題
Studio Roosegaarde has been researching the power of light for many years. The self-funded URBAN SUN was begun in 2019. URBAN SUN connects design with science to provide innovative solutions for people to meet in a more humane way

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"Big cultural events are crucial to our culture, but right now we are surrounded by plastic barriers and distance stickers, and we're trapped in our Zoom screens," Roosegaarde told Dezeen.

"We need to design our new normal because if we are not the architects of our future we are its victims."

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Inspired by scientists, we proved that a UVC 222 nm wavelength cleans 99% of the coronavirus safely. we have been working with a team of designers and engineers and external experts for the world’s first urban sun. I think it’s so important to find a way to meet again and using science and design to improve the world around us. we are the architects of our new normal.

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The design features a circular light beam projected from a central pole onto the floor, essentially cleaning the below space from covid. The first iteration of Roosegaarde’s Urban Sun was installed near Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge, with the potential for future locations. Used alongside current government rules and advice, the installation helps create an additional layer of protection as well as, the designer explains, ‘inspire hope’.

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Urban Sun is an opportunity for us to discuss what possible solutions might look like, now and in the future and is not intended to be an ultimate solution. It is a starting point, a first step towards a better normal. A car has both brakes and seat belts, why should precautions and measures related to viral transmissions be limited to a single solution?

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URBAN SUN architects our new normal and creates safe way for social activities in times of pandemic and other health threats to humanity

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