First Drafts: Architect Ricardo Porro

In 1961 he was commissioned to by Castro to built a national academy of the arts, then exiled before he could complete the project, and finally invited back, 40 years later, to oversee the renovation of his unfinished school.

Unfinished Spaces - official trailer from Alysa Nahmias on Vimeo.
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10 Rules for a Sustainable Architecture in Jamaica

Architects have a large responsibility to design sustainable solutions for the built environment that are responsive to the social, economic and environmental needs of the local context and people. Buildings form a large part of the built environment and are large consumers of energy to facilitate the trade of goods and services. It is therefore important that we construct and design solutions that help to lower energy and maintenance costs while increasing the efficiency of the functions they are conceived to serve.

Read the rest the article by Architects Damian Edmond of Form via ECCO magazine

Abel Building Solutions Caribbean Construction Awards

The purpose of the Abel Building Solutions Caribbean Construction Awards is to both recognise the merit of our regional industry and encourage the pursuit of excellence. The CCA, celebrates the players in the construction industry whose work shows true excellence in design and construction.

The awards were judged by an international panel that represented a cross-section of the industry; engineer Raymond Charles - United Kingdom, architect Marcos Barinas-Uribe - Dominican Republic, architect Llewellyn van Wyk - South Africa, engineer Tony Gibbs - Barbados & engineer Donald Mullings - Trinidad

2011 Awardees

Amonle Studio Workshop - Antillean Gothic

Awards:
Architecture - Innovation

Gillespie + Partners - UWI Daaga Lecture Theatre

Awards:
Architecture - Large Building
Architecture - Overall Winner

Peter Jervis & Associates - Basic Medical Sciences Complex

Awards:
Engineering - Large Building
Engineering - Innovation
Engineering - Overall Winner

Caribbean Office of Cooperative Architecture ( COCOA ) - Munding Residence

Awards:
Architecture - Small Building

Capital Signal Co. Ltd - Rockley to Coconut Walk Waterfront

Awards:
Contracting - Innovation
Contorting - Overall Winner

In Our Space

The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine will be hosting a one day symposium, entitled Art, Design and Architecture in our Space: New Perspectives on Art and Design Practice in the Caribbean to be held at the Institute of Critical Thinking, UWI, St. Augustine on 6^th October 2010.

Sixteen panellists drawn from the fields of art, design and architecture, as well as researchers from related disciplines will present papers at the Symposium. The Symposium papers will be published after the event.