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The Global Studio: 2008.10
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The Global Studio meets with local partners in Nairobi. Ashley, Eric, Geoff, Stephanie and Matthew at Planning Systems Office in Nairobi. Geoff and Matthew discussing drainage issues with Gordon Schofield (Mechanical and Electrical Engineer) and Eric Kigada (Architect at Planning Systems). Entrance to Planning Systems Office, Nairobi. Posted by The Global Studio. Getting the Community Involved. Building with Program Blocks". Posted by The Global Studio. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Global Studio: 2010.02
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SIDAREC Construction Commences in Mukuru. Nearly two years to the day of submitting what would become the winning entry to the 2007 AMD Open Architecture Challenge. And the needs of Nairobi youth by The Global Studio. Road Construction in front of SIDAREC site. Culvert and construction materials on site. Form work and concrete placed around new drainage culvert. New culvert will ease access to SIDAREC's community center. Construction site work in progess. Construction site work in progress. Building temp...
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The Global Studio: 2010.05
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SIDAREC oh, slab. Conduit and plumbing rough-in placed in newly poured floor slab. View towards ICT and toilet block from back of site. View towards ICT and toilet block looking toward back of site. Plumbing rough-in for restrooms. Conrete slab being poured for early childhood development and large meeting room. Slab reinforcement being placed with electrical conduit rough-in at internet cafe. View from near site entry. Vapor barrier and reinforcement steel in place and ready for concrete slab pour.
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The Global Studio: 2010.07
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SIDAREC 7-23-2010 construction progress. View of cyber cafe on left and early childhood development center on right from front courtyard. Entry trellis beam and columns finished. Entry trellis beam and columns finished. View of Hole-in-the-Wall computer kiosk near center behind and left of front column. View of cyber cafe on left and early childhood development center on right from site entry. View of early childhood development center from future soccer field. Posted by The Global Studio. Interior view ...
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The Global Studio: 2010.10
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SIDAREC 10-13-2010 construction progress. View toward Early Childhood Development/Large Gathering Space through concrete frame at entry to Cyber Cafe. The shading trellis still needs to be installed between concrete frames to complete the veranda. Early Childhood Development/Large Gathering Space. The pairs of doors open up to the entry courtyard, allowing the space to connect and extend to the outdoors. The shading trellises still need to be installed above windows between concrete frames. Lucy Matthai ...
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The Global Studio: SIDAREC 8-23-2010 construction progress
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SIDAREC 8-23-2010 construction progress. Posted by The Global Studio. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Is committed to inspiring, sustainable design for all. Roots and Wings International. SIDAREC 9-6-2010 construction progress. SIDAREC 8-23-2010 construction progress. There was an error in this gadget.
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The Global Studio: SIDAREC 9-20-2010 construction progress
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SIDAREC 9-20-2010 construction progress. Regrading the football pitch (soccer field to all you Yankees). Early Childhood Development center (ECD)on the left and Computer Training Center on the right. Installing conrete slab pavers for veranda. Interior of ECD being painted. Interior of ECD being painted. Interior view of cyber cafe nearly complete. Interior view of cyber cafe nearly complete. Posted by The Global Studio. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Roots and Wings International.
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The Global Studio: 2009.12
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Roots and Wings Computer Lab. Is working with Roots and Wings International. To assist with the visualization of a new computer training center in the village of Pasac, Guatemala. Roots and Wings is currently working on securing funding for a new building which will house a computer resource lab and local offices. Posted by The Global Studio. SIDAREC set to begin construction! After months and months of waiting, the day we've been building toward is here. Partial press release from AMD's 50x15 Initiative.
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The Global Studio: 2009.03
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TGS in the news. The Global Studio was featured in Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest Magazine on Sunday, March 8th for our design work with underserved communities in Kenya and Nicaragua. The Global Studio builds social responsibility from the grass roots up. Four 30-something Seattle architects who donate their services to poor communities in their spare time recently won a major international competition to design a technology hub for a Nairobi-area slum.". Click here to read the entire article.
