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, 27 November 2007

Hail

The weather is going crazy!

Look at that, this is the middle of the summer! Anyway the day was not dominated by these bizarre meteorological events but by trying to clarify the Building Regs and organizing a fire plan.

The Building regs in Lesotho have a small glitch (in the way that they have been worded) which would actually meant that thatch would be an illegal material but as even the government is building with it and all the traditional house are like that I have been trying my best to demystify this…I've got one letter saying that it is acceptable but maybe I will be luckier tomorrow.

I also took the Security Unlimited Fire Chief to visit the site. And he will now help us elaborate a good evacuation and fire protection plan.
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