Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Gingerbread houses in Port au Prince
The wooden structures of the classical 'gingerbread' architecture of Port au Prince resisted the tremors of the January 12 earth quake a lot better than the more modern concrete structures in Haiti's capital. Some say the rebuilding of Port au Prince should be inspired by these old building techniques.
Labels:
architecture,
colonial,
ginger bread,
house,
Port au Prince,
wooden
Friday, September 24, 2010
Tuesday Sept 14 2010. On the radio
Today I was interviewed on Dutch Radio 1 about my experiences in Haiti. You can listen to the broadcast here. (In Dutch)
Tent camp in Port au Prince.
Tent camp in Port au Prince.
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