Sustainable Village Schools in NW China


Organizer

Save the Children Hong Kong

Supporting Organizations

The Professional Green Building Council
Department of Architecture, CUHK
Department of Architecture, HKU
Department of Civil Engineering, HKUST

Objective

To enlist the volunteer help of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, surveying and landscape architecture to design sustainable village schools, which will become community centres as well, for underprivileged children in rural China, through a three-stage process:

Stage 1

A team-based, all day charrette (brainstorming) session on Saturday 27 March 2004.

Stage 2

A self-funded site visit on 7-12 April 2004 to rural Qinghai and Gansu provinces, NW China, and subsequent polished design work.

Stage 3

A formal presentation on Saturday 5 June 2004 to the Council of Save the Children Hong Kong, supporters and potential donors

It is hoped that, if successful, this event can serve as a prototype for similar future annual design charrettes.

Who will benefit by participating

Architecture, engineering, surveying & landscape architecture professionals and students who would like to learn more about sustainable design and construction and participate in the design of schools that will potentially be built.

Consensus-building facilitators who would like to acquire experience working with design-based projects at a charrette.

Environmental scientists & healthcare specialists who would like to positively influence the construction industry toward sustainable thinking.

Anyone who wishes to share his or her talents to assist underprivileged children in rural China.