he Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA), Faculty of The Built Environment, University of Technology, Jamaica hosted an international Design Build workshop from July 1-12, 2024, themed "skating for a better future." The workshopwas organised in collaboration with the French Embassy in Jamaica in recognition of the opening of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024, where Skating is being included as a new athletic event. The project enhanced collaboration between local and international architects who investigated with students of varied disciplines, the design of a net zero emission canopy that will provide shade and recreational spaces around the skate park in the Boston Bay community in Portland, Jamaica. The workshop participants and facilitators designed a constructional model towards environmental resilience and sociocultural improvement in the community facilities. The project course addressed sustainable development targets including gender equality and aimed to improve the development of design methodology, constructional skills, and practices of students. The Jamaica, Sport Heritage, Pavilion and Park Design Workshop supports Skating for a better Future in collaboration with Jamaica UTech, Ja Collaborates with French Embassy for International Design Build workshop Students design a constructional model towards environmental resilience and socio-cultural improvement in the community facilities during the International Design Build workshop held from July 1-12, 2024, themed "skating for a better future." The workshop hosted by the Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA), Faculty of The Built Environment, University of Technology, Jamaica was in collaboration with the French Embassy in Jamaica in recognition of the opening of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024, where Skating is being included as a new athletic event. T Skate Culture, Boston Old Student Association, Boston Cultural Centre, Freedom Skate Park members, Social Development Commission Jamaica, Building for Climate architects, Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies Jamaica. Phase 2 of the workshop is planned for the academic year 2024-25, when students will make models, empirically test constructional ideas, understand the practicality of hand tools and sustainable building materials, and convene socially based educational activities. The project will provide a place of learning, through self – help strategies of making and community collaboration. Building for Climate, Principal Investigator, directed by Nicolas Jobard & Dr. Ning Liu architects will share the experience acquired in South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mayotte, and La Reunion in designing and building sustainable tropical architecture as a mode of adaptation to Climate Change, along with experiences of the Jamaica project with Caribbean School of Architecture and Community Lecturer: Stephen Jameson ARB UK and Jacquiann T. Lawton, Co-Principal Investigator, RA JIA TTIA. Students receive certificates of Participation from His Excellency Ambassador Guyonvarch (centre), Ambassador of France to Jamaica during the International Design Build workshop held from July 1-12, 2024, themed "skating for a better future." The workshop hosted by the Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA), Faculty of The Built Environment, University of Technology, Jamaica was in collaboration with the French Embassy in Jamaica in recognition of the opening of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024, where Skating is being included as a new athletic event. 9 July - September 2024 | VOICES Quarterly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica
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