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, 6 September 2007

Frames and A4A

I went to the lab this afternoon and although they told me that the water is ok for consumption I did not manage to get the full report yet.

But let’s flashback to the beginning of the day! I went to site to meet Ntate Linakane and discuss the next steps in the construction as well as the possibility of completing one section as a sample for the rest, and I ended up helping with the setting out of the frames.

Only when I saw the 12:10 plane take off did I realize that I was late to pick up Vicky and Mike, A4A, who will be here on a 5 day visit. Oops!

I picked them up late, hoped they don’t mind, and during this weekend we will take them around the projects in which they have been involved.

I wish the LCCU was a bit more completed but I hope they will still be impressed with the progress!
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