Arkitrek Camp, an architecture summer school in Malaysian Borneo is now taking applications for a 3 week camp in May 2011

The Arkitrek Camp is an opportunity for students to design and build a project in response to a real brief on a site in Borneo. Through the experience of realising their design, Arkitrek aims to equip students with skills that bridge the gap between academia and professional practice. The project brief supports environmental conservation and sustainable development objectives and all participants will contribute to the design and construction process.

“Our long term plans in our host communities is for improved infrastructure and opportunities. To be able to gain innovative and new designs from students, whilst also helping to complete the building itself is a win win situation for all.” says Rory Hall, Director of Camps International Asia

The Camp will run for three weeks and is open to architecture, engineering and construction students. Participants with other skills will be considered on a case by case basis. Taining and facilitation will be provided for by Arkitrek staff and visiting experts.

Enquiries will also be considered from architecture schools interested to tailor a camp exclusively to their students and tutors.

ARKITREK CAMP 2nd – 23rd May 2011. £1295 per person excluding flights and insurance. Includes full board, full time facilitation by experienced architects plus a challenging design brief on Mantanani Island, a reef fringed white sand island in the South China Sea.

Expressions of interest and requests for an information pack and booking form may be submitted to ian@arkitrek.com

ABOUT ARKITREK
Arkitrek is a Malaysia based design company specialised in working with social & environmental NGOs, responsible tourism operators and youth organisations. Many of these clients are receptive to providing hands-on learning opportunities to young people in interesting places.

Arkitrek has responded to this by developing expertise in group facilitation and volunteer program management. In 2009 Arkitrek created a site-based intern program which empowers architecture students to work independently outside their comfort zone with the benefit of a support network to ensure a structured learning experience. The Arkitrek Camp takes this model to the next level with an intensive program open to a larger group of students with learning support from full time architectural tutors and facilitators.

ABOUT CAMPS INTERNATIONAL:
Camps International is a UK based volunteer organisation which uses tourism to help tackle community development and environmental issues across Africa and Asia. By bringing volunteers to these parts of the world, Camps International is able to provide opportunities for local employment, worthwhile and long term project work as well as supporting local communities through indirect income generation.

Camps International has been short listed for the “Best Volunteer Organisation” at the Responsible Travel Awards for a number of years, winning the award in 2008. It prides itself on its ethical approach to tourism and volunteering.