Otis College of Art and Design reimagines its campus with COVID in mind
By Christina Campodonico
Otis has reimagined its educational spaces with new health and safety protocols put into place.
Credit: Fawad Assadullah, Courtesy Otis College of Art and Design
As a result of COVID-19, many educational institutions have had to close and switch to a virtual learning format. Otis College of Art and Design in Westchester went completely remote at the onset of the pandemic, then in the spring assembled a COVID-19 Task Force, including the firms EYRC Architects and Frederick Fisher and Partners, to develop a redesign study plan that would allow the campus to reopen during the 2020-2021 school year. Faculty and staff joined together for a Zoom call to discuss how to redesign classrooms and workspaces with COVID in mind.
“That was a really, really interesting Zoom call,” says…
