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.

Wednesday, 9 January 2008

back once again like the renegade master...

For the first time in my now long list of travels between Europe and Lesotho, I was impressed, and not disappointed with what I saw from the sky!

The new LCCU is further ahead than I thought it would be, at a closer look not as ahead as it should be, but it was certainly a big improvement on what I had last seen.

From the sky and even close up the external walls are now painted and as soon as the frames have also been done it will really easy to picture what the building will look like! The thatching is also well on its way, with only a Roundavel missing! What is considerably behind schedule is the electrical installation, but that does not really surprise me! Let's see if it is this time that I get new electrician.

Maybe the lightning bird did make a difference! 5 weeks now to try and finish this one...
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