| Community
Building,
Papua New Guinea
with Ken Costigan
Nick
worked in collaboration with Ken Costigan in Papua New Guinea on
projects that aimed to develop local building traditions, support
community skill development and train local tradespeople. The projects
were responding to new needs, but integrated traditional built forms,
materials, details and construction systems. They included village-based
tourism facilities and training centres. Together with the communities
we established the needs of these buildings, how best to build them
and how to manage the construction process. Much of the work was
carried out with materials source within close proximity to the
building sites and extensive involvement of unskilled community
labour. |