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.

Friday 26 October 2007

Shop shop shop!

I spent most of my day going from hardware store to hardware store!

In the morning I went with Pete (K4L) to buy some parts to try and attach the goals at the blind centre to the floor, but although in theory it would work perfectly, the reality was that the ground was either too soft or too hard!

But during this trip I did manage to have a look at the carpet tiles that I wanted, after a bit of persuasion I managed to take the catalogue (which I promised to return by the end of the day, but forgot) and went to site to check the colours with the walls…

Surprisingly the bets match was a brown that on its own was not that attractive!

Whilst I was there I got a call from Ntate Sello to meet him at Build it, which I did and we then spent a few hours looking for taps and tiles, pans and basin… the Full Monty!

In the end he did not have money to buy everything today so we will resume this task on Monday!
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