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.

Tuesday 30 October 2007

Thuso Centre

A hectic morning trying to organize some aspects for the LCCU and then a drive up to Butha-Buthe has exhausted me completely.

If all goes according to plan this weekend we will be able have a pretty good idea of what the building will look like. I have pushed for the light fittings to be bought and have managed to go and see the guys that are doing the steel to see if they just push it a bit!

But sometimes you cannot fight a lost battle, let’s see how it goes. I refer to this short example of what sometimes happens when someone that does not know what they are doing makes a decision. Look at the photo and tell me how are you meant to get to the Thuso Centre now that the road has been cut off by a new allocation of land?
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