A Volunteer in Ladakh
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Ian Hazard, Construction Coordinator:
Ian Hazard is an Architect from Arup Associates who spent six months with us as a volunteer. Why not find out more about voluteer opportunities with us?.
Ian's Transcript:
"Since being a child I’ve loved to draw the world around me and from an early age I dreamt of being an architect. When I finally left university having fulfilled my ambition I realised that the skills I had learned with respect to architecture could be a very powerful tool, not only to share my wonder for the world with others, but also as a means to work very directly with people in a manner that my help them improve the conditions of their surroundings and the quality of their lives.
I joined Arup soon after graduating and found within the company a shared aspiration to shape a better world, not only in the forefront of design in the western developed context, but also in developing countries where our expertise can make a real difference and the Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh is one of several projects I have become involved in that seek to bring all that good design has to offer to people who have nothing to offer in return other than their gratitude.
Each year a member of the design team travels to Ladak to take up the post of resident architect or resident engineer with the purpose of ensuring what is designed and drawn in London gets built in Ladak.
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