THE YEAR EVERYTHING CHANGED. COVID-19 CHANGED THE WAY WE WORK, THINK, OPERATE, AND MOVE THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND US. IT HUMBLED US. IT FRUSTRATED US. IT TESTED US. IT SHOWED US THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY AND LISTENING TO THOSE AROUND US. IT REVEALED THAT EMPATHY IS THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF OTHERS. THESE NEEDS OFTEN REVOLVED AROUND THE IDEA OF WELLBEING. HOW ARE WE FEELING MENTALLY? ARE WE STAYING ACTIVE AND HEALTHY? HOW CAN WE ALTER THE URBAN FABRIC AROUND US TO BE MORE HUMAN-FOCUSED? HOW DO WE CREATE SAFE PUBLIC SPACES FOR PEOPLE IN THESE TIMES? WE CAME UP WITH SOME STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THESE ISSUES, AMPLIFYING THE ROLE OF AN "ARCHITECT" TO MORE THAN JUST A DESIGNER OF BUILDINGS. WE CREATE SPACES THAT AMPLIFY THE HUMAN SPIRIT. WE RESEARCH, LISTEN, MEASURE, QUANTIFY, COLLABORATE, AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR PROBLEMS. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF THE ARTS, THE GLUE THAT BINDS A COMMUNITY TOGETHER. 2020 WAS TOUGH, BUT WE WERE ALL IN IT TOGETHER.