The Konbit Shelter Project Swoon, photographed by Tod Seelie"Konbit Shelter is a sustainable building project with the objective of sharing knowledge and resources through the creation of homes and community spaces in post earthquake Haiti.
We are a group of artists, builders, architects, and engineers, who, after the January 2010 earthquake, asked ourselves how we could use our skills and resources to directly assist another community in a time of crisis.
Our hope is to link our creative passion as artists and our training as architects and engineers with the broad knowledge and skills of local artisans, builders, and farmers.
We collaboratively created structures of beauty and joy which utilize the advantages of earth bag and dome architecture as adapted to the climate and conditions of the specific locale.
By sourcing all materials within Haiti, and raising money to hire a crew of builders from the community to train in the construction style, we intend to bring the kind of assistance that promotes the local economy, creates jobs, and builds valuable skill sets.
