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The University of Miami Charrette held a "Charrette" in March of 2010,  a planning workshop that brought together environmental development professionals, UM students and other stakeholders.

"A collaborative workshop, the Haiti Charrette provided a forum for Haitian architects, planners and engineers to work with University faculty and students, and design professionals from the Haitian community in Miami, to develop spatial concepts for the government’s vision and its Post-Disaster Needs Assessment, as well as sustainable development models for prototypical communities. The charrette’s projects focused attention on the following categories: Impact within the Community; Sustainability; Land Use; Public/Private Cooperation. The 200 page report was broken down into two sections: one focused on general analysis and recommendations and a second on case studies (‘Table of Contents’ as follows). The body of work produced in the Charrette supported the Haitian government’s recommendations presented at the Donors Conference for Haiti at the end of March in New York. The representatives of the Haitian government which participated in the Charrette included individuals from the Prime Minister’s Bureau of Counselors and the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE), as well as the Conseil Interministériel pour l’Aménagement du Territoire (CIAT), which have been formulating the mission of the Temporary Planning Office (TPO). The School of Architecture’s efforts to assist in Haiti’s rebuilding will not end with its initial endeavor; as experience tell us that, our labors would be most helpful if they are multi-faceted and unfold over-time."

Click here to download excerpts from the UM Charette report.

We are working with the University of Miami to make the full text of the report available

~PATTERNS~

~HAITI PLANS~