San Miguel and Perquin, El Salvador, 2008

Workshop Type: 

  • Design/Build Workshops

City: 

Perquin

Country: 

El Salvador

Year: 

2008
 

SURVEY/DESIGN/BUILD WORKSHOP: 

A two-phase workshop: First a survey of a legacy 'site and services' project of the mid-1970s to assess the self-build housing efforts of families over a 30-year period. In the second phase a sunshade structure for a pre-natal clinic in the rural village of Perquin was designed and built by a student team from MIT.

Reflections on the La Presita Survey 

Look and Listen! Images of La Presita Today

The Movie: Perquin Sun Shade Structure 

Six Days in Perquin