The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically exposed the vulnerabilities of the American public school system. The architecture of educational buildings themselves became the flashpoint in discussions about equity, support for teachers, and student health. In a recent graduate architecture studio at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, students considered the proposition of the pandemic-resilient school by proposing retrofits to increase fresh air ventilation to existing school buildings and add outdoor classrooms. This seemingly straightforward exercise was a gateway to much larger issues, such as the intersections between air ventilation and educational inequality, as the studio responded to unfolding evidence and a global emergency in real time.

COVID-19 大流行极大地暴露了美国公立学校系统的脆弱性。教育建筑本身成为关于公平、对教师的支持和学生健康的讨论的焦点。在麻省理工学院最近的一个研究生建筑工作室中，学生们通过提出改造以增加现有学校建筑的新鲜空气通风并增加室外教室来考虑抗流行病学校的提议。这个看似简单的练习是解决更大问题的门户，例如空气通风和教育不平等之间的交叉点，因为工作室实时响应不断展开的证据和全球紧急情况。