COVID-19 threatens the livelihood and lives of people all over the world. Presently,
the disease presents a major health concern in Egypt and all over the world. Evaluating
the built and physical environment is one of the solutions to reduce epidemic impact
before developing its medications (as “prevention”). Epidemics have altered the usage
of our built environment because of the infection fear. As a result, urbanism and
architecture will never be the same after the COVID-19 epidemic. However, the current
global epidemic poses significant challenges in the built environment at all levels,
developing an antivirus-enabled paradigm to stop the spreading of virus or decrease
the potential risks will take time. Many unanswered questions require further multidisciplinary
studies. This investigation provides an overview for impact of the current COVID-19
Pandemic on the field of residential architecture and how it might change the architecture
of built environment.
