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.

Monday, 14 January 2008

All sorted

My bags have finally arrived and nothing had been stolen or broken, maybe the smelly cheese that was in it kept the thieves away. Who knows?

As a result I have been able to update the blog and a couple of posts from last week are now (finally) online!

As usual I went to the LCCU today and progress is now evident at every passing day! The roof is nearly closed and it is now only fair to start believing that for once we might actually make it. The walls are also almost all finished and ready for the finishes, with Ntate Tau working hard to finish the frames in the courtyard. The canopy is the single element which has not been started but that should pose no serious problems and I’m fairly relaxed about it’s execution.

All the partners are aware of our progress and we are currently drawing up work schedules so that we can get all the loose ends tied before I leave.

Jamie Yates, has just joined us here at Sentebale working as a volunteer during his gap year, and will be helping with the move to the new building. Hopefully things will start to move and I will still see some of the interiors already organized and habitable. If not others will and then I will receive pictures!
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