By Ian Hall

Two new architectural volunteers have arrived in Seplikok to help with the next phase of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC). They’ll be working with organisations such as Raleigh to build peripheral infrastructure and at the same time assisting to prepare tender drawings for the new visitor centre that is hoped to start construction in early 2011.

They are pictured here getting all enthusiastic with their sketchbooks at Ba Linn rooftop bar in Sandakan.

Chris is an RIBA Part I student on his year out from Huddersfield University in the UK. He applied to join a three month internship with Arkitrek after attending a lecture about our work at his school of architecture. Huddersfield offers an Architecture (International) BA(Hons) course which complements work experience opportunities with Arkitrek in Borneo.

Daniele is a B. Arch Candidate at the University of Oregon in the USA. He’s on secondment to BSBCC as part of his work with LEAP, one of the partners in the client body that constitutes BSBCC. He has a special interest in thermal performance of buildings and will be helping to evaluate other built projects by Arkitrek and LEAP in Sabah.

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