This was our last full week of work before presenting the project back to Global Mamas, and it was a busy one. With all the team back in Ghana, it was all hands on deck to produce attractive images of the design that would communicate the important features and show the design off to its best. We drew up the latest version of the site plan and developed the 3D model as far as we could in the time we had, concentrating especially on the sewing and batiking production spaces.
Last Saturday was the day of the presentation, and we held an event at the Global Mamas offices to mark the end of the summer architectural internship, and present all our work and the final conceptual design. There was a small but lively gathering of Global Mamas staff, volunteers and friends. We invited feedback and comments from the group and received some useful constructive criticism amid an overall positive response. We are very proud of the work we have done, and although there is a lot more still to be done to develop the design, I think we have produced a solid base from which the project can move to the next stage.
The next steps for ASF and Global Mamas will include drawing up a budget and detailed costing for the different elements of the design, starting to look around for suitable land for the site, and of course the all-important fundraising, without which the Fair Trade Zone will not be able to lift off the paper and into reality.
Last Saturday was the day of the presentation, and we held an event at the Global Mamas offices to mark the end of the summer architectural internship, and present all our work and the final conceptual design. There was a small but lively gathering of Global Mamas staff, volunteers and friends. We invited feedback and comments from the group and received some useful constructive criticism amid an overall positive response. We are very proud of the work we have done, and although there is a lot more still to be done to develop the design, I think we have produced a solid base from which the project can move to the next stage.
The next steps for ASF and Global Mamas will include drawing up a budget and detailed costing for the different elements of the design, starting to look around for suitable land for the site, and of course the all-important fundraising, without which the Fair Trade Zone will not be able to lift off the paper and into reality.
