Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Working with Lancaster City Council, the project, funded through Beyond Imagination, a £13.2m Research England project at the university’s ImaginationLancaster, a design-led research laboratory, is currently undergoing development with the design team, ready for implementation.
| Title | Coronavirus business update: Latest news across the North West |
|---|---|
| Degree of recognition | National |
| Media name/outlet | The Business Desk |
| Primary Media type | Web |
| Duration/Length/Size | 1000 words |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 25/06/20 |
| Description | Lancaster University is spearheading a unique, automated, social distancing and way-finding model for businesses preparing to re-open safely in the post-pandemic recovery. The new model, devised by the university’s new School of Architecture, uses algorithms, special design exploration processes, generative software, sympathetic signage, electronically-created floorplans and heat tracking and mapping to inspire a safe environment for people. |
| Persons | Des Fagan |