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.

Thursday, 10 May 2007

A small victory

Although reluctantly the QEII Superintendent has agreed that we can go ahead with the new playground.

It’s only a small victory but at a time when all the other projects seem to be having problems having one go forwards is actually a good source of motivation.

Tomorrow I’ll also be giving a small lecture/slideshow on European Architecture at the Lerotholi Polytechnic 14h. I thought that since I was here I could share some of the buildingd that I have had the luck to visit with the students of the architecture course.

The LCCU is at a bit of a stand-still, the work is still ongoing and at a good rhythm but untill I meet with the engineer, to try and find a solution, there’s no guarantee that the building will not have to be fully demolished. But after a meeting today with the Bank that is not really an option…
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