Student Authors
Tyler Atwood, Catherine Chao, Maria de la Torre, Catherine Fischer, Bo He, Charles Hovanic, Cherie-Nicole Leo, Juan Carlos Maquilón, Michael Perles, Barrett Reiter, Alberto Sanchez-Sanchez, Klara Xia
Description
Recognizing both the important work that has already been done, as well as the challenges ahead to preserve Haiti’s Gingerbread heritage, Columbia GSAPP developed an advanced studio course focused on the Gingerbreads as important elements of the urban environment of Port-au-Prince. Given the value they hold to the people of Haiti, the Gingerbreads are not simply historic buildings in need of repair; they are a form of living heritage that can help to catalyze change within the physical and social fabric of the community. The studio concept developed from this premise.
