Verde Smoke

I finally posted some photos from my recent excursion to San Miguel and Perquin, El Salvador, as part of an MIT joint architecture and planning Design and Build trip. The workshop had two main themes: a survey of a legacy housing project, La Presita, in San Miguel, and a design-build activity in Perquin for the Educational Foundation. The survey was conducted using family interviews and surveys of the La Presita community in San Miguel. We were organized into small teams with both architecture and planning students, and worked with members of various community representatives as partners. The design/build activity in Perquin consisted of “hands-on” design and construction of an improved outdoor space for a maternal clinic, supported by expert construction staff and Design & Build experts. More reflection and explanation coming soon…