Executive Director of the Tallahassee-Sint Maarten Foundation (TLH-SXMF) Arthur (Arturo) Lugisse, has joined up with PEECC Foundation to work together in promoting a customized cultural exchange program in the area of architecture.
PEECC (Progressive Educational Experiences in Caribbean Cultures) Director Sara Stone says the project that her foundation is promoting entails to connect University age students from the Netherlands Antilles and those studying in Florida, to come together for a series of workshops instructed by various academic scholars, historians and architects.
"The purpose of the exchange is to examine varied contextual projections of contemporary Caribbean spaces and circumstances with respect to a historical frame. Participants will exchange ideas and observations of the island and design an architectural drawing of an urban island community suitable to replace one of the select groups of debilitated building(s).
"The plan must consider the surrounding architectural characteristics and respect the preservation of any historical properties and or environmental areas. I believe this is a great opportunity and a great experience for students culminating into the presentation and design being put forward to the public.
"I look forward to working with Arthur Lugisse Sint Maarten’s Student Coordinator in Tallahassee, Florida in getting this project off the ground with the support and collaboration of local stakeholders on the island," PEECC Director Sara Stone told the Government Information Service (GIS).
"I think this is a great project and the collaboration with the Tallahassee-Sint Maarten partnership will further strengthen what PEECC is trying to do. This is a mutually beneficial relationship which is for the benefit of Sint Maarten’s young professionals and youth studying in the field of architecture as well as promoting the preservation of the island’s cultural-architectural heritage," Lugisse told the GIS.
Architectural students, graduates, historians, cultural icons, monument preservationists, architecture bureaus and other interested persons can contact Sara Stone at 5871636 or send an email to sstone@peec.org