Haiti Schools | Blackwell Structural Engineers

Program

In response to the earthquake that destroyed large parts of Haiti’s built environment in 2010, a group of four Canadian engineering firms answered a call from Finn Church Aid (FCA) to help rebuild Haiti’s lost schools. We developed and built two prototypes for permanent, durable schools that could be replicated throughout Haiti depending on the local conditions.

In just over one year, two prototype schools were built: St. Matthieu, a heavyweight structure of reinforced concrete columns and shear walls with rubble masonry infill for areas accessible by road, and St. Joseph, a lightweight alternative for rural areas where materials must be transported by foot. Using our team’s prototype designs, FCA intends to build 50 schools in all.

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