ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/955034/cleaning-spaces-with-light-ultraviolet-radiation-to-kill-viruses-and-bacteria Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Eduardo Souza https://www.archdaily.com/955034/cleaning-spaces-with-light-ultraviolet-radiation-to-kill-viruses-and-bacteria In dystopian films, it is a common trope to depict the sky as filled with a thick fog, blocking the sun's rays and bringing a dark atmosphere to the scenes. Whether in Blade Runner or in a Black Mirror episode, the lack of sun commonly represents a future we would rather not live in. The sun provides heat to planet Earth and is a great source of light energy, essential for the survival of many living creatures. We can generate electricity from the sun and still use only a fraction of the energy it provides. Sunlight also regulates our circadian cycle, which affects our mood. But recent forest fires and industrial pollution in some large cities have already made the dystopian blockage of sun a relatively common phenomenon, depriving hours of sunshine from many inhabitants. Concurrently, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are living a plot that few science fiction writers could have predicted, and new technologies and solutions have emerged to try to contain the spread of this invisible enemy. Can the sun, or specifically ultraviolet radiation, kill viruses and bacteria? Could it kill the coronavirus?

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/949399/apartamento-sete-rios-miguel-marcelino Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/949399/apartamento-sete-rios-miguel-marcelino Sete Rios, Lisbon, a small apartment of the 1960's with two bedrooms and less than 80m2. The eight meter long balcony contrasts with the meager dimension of the interior compartments

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