El Chorrillo 2.0
Last Spring I was able to revisit the community of El Chorrillo to re-photograph the resident built structures that were the source of my 2006 research in conjunction with the Penn State Architecture department. The photographs below are all represented in my earlier research, some with moderate changes and some with remarkable changes. These images directly challenge the assumptions made about this poor community in Panama City, Panama. The assumption is that the members of this community are violent and don’t care about their community. Yet most of these homes are designed or altered with such care that it would seem that one would think that the existence of these structures alone would suggest otherwise. This collection is meant to accompany the previous work, supporting the fact that the community members of El Chorrillo hope for a safer place for future generations.
Despedida de Panamá
CRW_9890 Originally uploaded by g[wiz] Needless to say, the U Texas students had a blast on their last 2 nights in Panama. They all did quite well on their projects and unlike many other college students, these kids pulled 16 hour days of hard work to help out some folks in need from Coclé to [...]
The times they are a changin’
Today was a great day for us in Casco Viejo. We started with a breakfast at “Super Gourmet Deli” which looks like a new your boutique deli straight out of Union Square in NYC. After breakfast we sent the students out to the two businesses that we are working with in the Casco, a tourist [...]
Working with Global Business Brigades
So my friend Thomas is here in Panama City and has been here for 2 weeks. When I told Thomas I was coming to Panama, he said “perfect timing, why don’t you do some work with our students?”. So without any expectations, I hopped on a plane with only the promise of a place to [...]
Is it always sunny in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia Airport Originally uploaded by VortexF6 They have to fix my plane before thy will let me board it. Its funny how upset peole seem to get over these things. The airline official made it clear to us over the loudspeaker that the plane came in this way, implying I guess, that it isn’t their [...]
Casco Viejo – Home away from home for the next 10 days.
If you notice the bottom left quadrant in the image, you’ll see a trapezoid shape in the water with Mangroves growing into the water. Directly above that trapezoid and one block to the right is where we’ll be staying. Hospedaje Casco Viejo is the hostel where we stayed last time and it’s such an easy [...]
