Three Cornell students won the creativity award for their architectural design of an eco-friendly school to be built in Ghana at a major NGO’s gala aimed to raise funds. Sustainable Education Ghana applied research on the intricate weather and climate conditions and the culture of the surrounding area to the design, which includes six classrooms and their desks and chairs. In preparation, Tannin, Moura-Cook and Nielson not only performed field work in Ghana but also conducted design testing with children in Ithaca middle schools, in collaboration with VAM. “It’s important to let them know that people are willing to invest in them,” said Kachina Randall, executive director of VAM. In the future, VAM has long term plans to expand and open more schools, a task that is possible given the scalability of the classroom’s modular design.

Source: Daily Sun November 28, 2017 05:37 UTC