Collège Coeur Immacule de Marie celebrated it's 50th anniversary this year.
The school was destroyed in the earthquake. Now, 850 girls make do in temporary classrooms
Over
the Summer, Architecture for Humanity held charrettes to reenvision the
school, based on the schoolgoers' specific needs and desires...
A simple icebreaker quickly shows how the whole school is connected
In three groups, the girls brainstorm the attributes of an ideal school, quickly filling sheets of butcher paper
Time to vote–each student gets one...
In
a second break out session of new teams, the girls model the top
qualities netting the most votes. Groupe 1 worked with the Garden and
Multipurpose outdoor space
Then
the girls present their findings. Everyone was interested to know what
the other groups had imagined. Groupe 2 presented on personal lockers
and the infirmiry
Group 3 posing with their work on vestiaires and science lab
The charrette report pairs the girls' findings with those of their instructors
The Haiti Rebuilding Center digests these priorities alongside building standards and passive design techniques
A three-story school, CIM can operate comfortably with no demand for electricity when ventilation encourages air movement
The
Schematic Design treats the intimidating scale of the campus' needs
with a light, breezy touch. We're looking at a new (climate-responsive)
Haitian architecture
Now the girls' dreams are being put into action. Demolition is complete and foundations are being dug.Want to get more involved? Join thousands of students around the world taking a stand against genocide with One Million Bones.
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