Author: Dorron Blumberg

Charles Michelson Discusses Design and Construction During and Post COVID

Charles Michelson can think of no other time in history when modern architect Le Corbusier’s “Form follow function” words are as relevant as they are today.

“All of us are experiencing the immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, touch nothing, temperature taken at the door, zoom meetings,” says Michelson, president of Saltz Michelson Architects.

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COVID Raises Questions about Which Surgeries Are Elective

When mandates were issued postponing elective surgeries to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, preserve personal protective equipment and medical resources, many crucial surgical procedures were suspended. As an orthopedic surgeon who operates on patients suffering from painful hip and knee problems, I understand why these restrictions were enacted but still felt distressed that these surgeries were considered “elective.”

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