Another busy day at the ICBIE! This morning we had a visit from Phillip Wagner from Rhythm of Hope and Stephen Bailey, a young student that he is mentoring. Of course, it was thanks to Phillip that we got in touch with the Engineers Without Borders in the first place, so for everyone, it was great to be able to sit down and share our experiences and catch up on the latest developments. Furthermore, Phillip requested that the EWB team make a trip to Arte Cosciente in Saramandaia, as they need advice on their precarious building in that difficult part of Salvador, and they consented.
Before lunch, the engineers went across the road with Richard to visit a recent construction in the marina, to observe its curved roof, which is very similar in both size and shape to the one that we are planning. Then Lu served up an exquisite feast of moqueca, the typical Bahian stew with fish and coconut milk that was enthusiastically gobbled up.
After lunch, things got serious. Because we just received the AutoCAD computer files of the theater plan from our great architect Andrea Gandolfi in Bologna, the four engineers set up their computers in the hostel garden and got to work modifying the design for the theater, incorporating the results of their measurements and the decisions that we made yesterday with our great local architect Cristina Morelli. This will be the FINAL plan for the long-awaited ICBIE theater!
