Up! Up! And away…

March 9th at 9pm I will fly out and the mission will begin. As a case study for finishing my diploma at FAUP (Porto Architectural School), I've decided to volunteer and join A4A (Architects for Aid) in one of their humanitarian architecture projects. The projected on which I've been assigned is the construction of the LCCU (Lesotho Children Counseling Unit) centre in Lesotho. The building has been halted and an assessment, survey and new proposal and program will be drawn up in order that the building might finish to be built. Once this is completed a second trip will be organized and I'll be overseeing the building on site. The objective of this blog is to keep record of the work that is being done, both for the benefit of the members of A4A in London, FAUP to whom I'll also be reporting, my own record as well as friends and family that might want to know what I'm up to. Please comment on any post that you have an opinion, as this will undoubtedly help me in the completion of my thesis. Disclaimer: The information displayed on this site has not been previously edited or checked by any A4A staff and I'm the sole responsible for it's contents. A4A or any of the other involved organizations are not to be hold responsible on any account for what is published on this blog.

Monday 15 October 2007

Hat-trick!

Not tries or goals but of things that finally got done on site!

1-0 Today I managed to get TED to come out and we decided how we would proceed with the sewerage pipes! No major issues there, just something that needed to be done!
2-0 The caps for the thatching have been made and they look a lot better than the original one than by the thatcher. These ones were made by a cap specialist!
3-0 The steps have been corrected and although they are not perfect they do look presentable now…

And that’s it for the day, can’t complain too much I guess.

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