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 2 November 2007

Look who is here…

Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso, have just paid a surprise short visit to the New LCCU site today!

This short visit is part of their current trip to the country to check up on Sentebale’s projects. For reasons that you will certainly understand I was not allowed to mention or comment on this trip until now… (in fact this post will only be published once it has publicly been announced where they are).

But that said, it was great to have them visit the site! One of the reasons why we were trying so hard to finish the building by November was to make it coincide with this visit, unfortunately it was not possible.

But still they visited the site, hard-hats and all, and I believe they liked it. Although we have not finished yet, we are now at a stage when it is possible to imagine what the building will look like once it is finished. And hopefully by Sunday when they will come again it will look even better!
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