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Pandemic Objects: The Underground | Catherine Flood

Pandemic Objects:

The Underground

Part of a blog that compiles and reflects on objects that have taken on new meaning and purpose during the coronavirus outbreak, V&A, 2020

As tube stations emptied during the coronavirus pandemic, this piece reflected on the past present and future of one of the great modernist design projects of the twentieth century: the London Underground.

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Author: Catherine Flood 
Editor: Brendan Cormier
Images copyright V&A

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Rather than reminiscing on the passive pleasures and frustrations of commuting, maybe it’s time to consider how we might design and inhabit the city in ways that are healthier in every sense.