The coronavirus pandemic is sure to change the world we once new, including our public spaces. Many people are talking about the post pandemic world, but at a recent CREW San Diego event Christopher Bittner of OBR Architecture said that there won't be a post-pandemic world. Instead, he is working on ways to design spaces for and around COVID. He said that design is beginning to spill into all kinds of spaces so that "every type of person can be comfortable."

The CREW San Diego conversation included Howard Blackson of AVRP Studio; David McCullough of McCullough Landscape Architecture; Penny Maus of the Port of San Diego; and Alyssa Muto, deputy director of environmental policy and public space in planning department of City of San Diego.

As a result of this changed perspective, Bittner says that is firm is prioritizing people over cars in outdoor spaces. "This is especially true on the West Coast," he said. "How much space is given to cars as compared to people? COVID forces us to look at this and prioritize people over cars. I think as our design priorities change, it's going to be for the good."