Post 9: Arcahaie Environmental Center – Board I, II, and III
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Post 8: Environmental Center – Rethinking Boards 1 & 2
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Post 7: Environmental Center – Board 1 @ 100% | Board 2 Schematic
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Post 6: Environmental Center – Board 1 @ 100 %
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Post 4: Environmental Center – Board 1 @ 50%
The Section as well as the Infographic begin to take shape. The infographic begins to show what an Environmental Center consists of (in our perspective) and how it can become an important benefit to an undeveloped nation such as Haiti. An Environmental Center is one simple effort to begin shaping a series of self-sustainable communities [...]
Post 3: Environmental Center – Thinking Graphically
Here are our ideas of how the project will be presented. The first image is a brainstorm of the diagrams we would need to include on our boards to generate excitement about the project while making clarifications. Immediately afterwards is an attempt at translating pertinent information essential to the first board into an infographic. Sketches by: Jill + [...]
Post 2 Environmental Center: Preliminary Questions
Port-au-Prince is in ruins and its current condition has not changed despite the efforts for reconstruction. Political corruption is preventing reconstruction to take shape. Cost for reconstruction is very high, and this condition places the country of Haiti in a difficult situation if the economy does not improve. Sustainable methods need to be implemented through [...]
Post 1 Environmental Center: First Thoughts
As mere architecture students, we hold a strong passion for creating an architecture that moves toward a greater good for humanity. Because of this, we chose to work on this particular project. We are both tied to Haiti through previous projects and are highly motivated to tackle the never-ending issues simmering in Haitian communities. The [...]
Arcahaie, Haiti: Beyond First Impressions
I first visited Haiti in March 2010. I went back March 2011. I didn’t see much of a difference. Sure the NGOs on the ground are doing what they can to improve the circumstances Haitians find themselves in, however, their efforts are held at a standstill due to the lack of basic public services, which [...]
