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在全球疫情灾难面前，帮助别人就是帮助自己。
In the face of the global pandemic, helping others is helping ourselves.
背景与挑战
2020年4月的南非，火车停了，飞机停了，各路运输均受阻，每一秒都有生命在消逝，在新冠疫情的爆发阶段，世界各国都自顾不暇，没有人能预测事件的发展，此时南非口罩库存告竭，部分外国进口口罩趁机大幅提高价格，低收入人群则根本无力购买，于是南非华侨联合当地人倡议必须在本地建立口罩工厂并进行部分免费/部分低价的方式来发放口罩。在这样紧急的情况下，建筑师左千受到委托，负责带领团队紧急建造一座口罩厂，由于时间紧任务重，建筑师团队必须在尽可能短的时间内，以及最经济的预算内完成口罩厂的设计和建设。建筑团队不分昼夜跑现场调查当地情况，最终在本地工人，私人业主，以及中国大使馆的帮助下，仅在疫情爆发阶段的头20天内，就奇迹般地建好了一座临时口罩厂。
Background and challenges
In April 2020, South Africa’s trains halted, planes stopped, and all transportation was locked down. Lives were being lost, and the economy was shrinking every second. During the initial outbreak of the pandemic, many countries were rapidly overwhelmed. No-one could have predicted the sheer scale and speed of the pandemic’s development and impact. At this time, protective facemasks were urgently in massive demand worldwide, and the price of the masks spiralled out of control. The majority of underprivileged people could not afford to purchase masks. In response to the emergency, mask factory was desperately needed to be established locally, before the country went into complete lockdown.
The owners of the industrial zone joined forces and proposed establishing a local mask factory and issuing some free and subsidised masks. In this emergency situation, the architect Zuoqian Wang was appointed to lead a team to urgently realise this plan and build a mask factory. Due to the limited time and complexity of the task in hand, the team had to complete the design of the mask factory in the lowest possible time and budget. The construction team were also under enormous pressure. They worked tirelessly on-site day and night to actualise the ambitious project. Miraculously, with additional help from local workers, volunteers and private owners, the temporary mask factory was completed within the first 20 days of the outbreak.
