They say necessity is the mother of invention, and Lira Luis proves the adage to be true.  Innately curious and always looking for the intersection of architecture, science and technology, Lira took the circumstances of Chicago’s shelter-in-place order and her personal experience to re-imagine one of her signature architectural projects into a creative response to COVID-19.  Her “pandemic helmet” makes use of architectural design principles and mechanics to innovate the way we interact and go about our daily lives.

A newly elevated Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, Lira is no stranger to thinking outside the box and conceiving new ways to design and create.  She’s currently exploring how the virtual practice of architecture can benefit from blockchain technology.  Join me as we explore and see the world through Lira’s eyes and get inspired to “look INTO things rather than AT them”.