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COVID-19: Curing disease with city design

When tuberculosis gripped the U.S. in the 1800s, health officials didn’t know enough about biology to cure it with medicine. But they did know that fresh air and sunlight offered some relief, which created a demand for public parks. Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, architects consider returning to city planning as a solution to contagious disease.

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