Nyomi Rowsell

African Architectural Adventure

Fundraising for Article 25
£3,442
raised of £7,500 target
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Nyomi Rowsell's fundraising, 19 February 2010
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We design & build schools,hospitals & homes to create thriving, resilient communities

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I will be cycling 7,500 miles and aim to raise £7500 towards Article 25 the development and disaster relief charity that designs and delivers buildings and structures for those in greatest need worldwide. 

I am off to cycle Cairo to Cape Town (7500 miles) taking approximately 9 months and I set off in mid October 2010.  As a graduate architecture student and having worked as a Part 1 architectural assistant at Article 25 I have a professional interest in vernacular architecture.  I am going to research methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs.  Within my research I aim to maximise the potential for design; to build bigger buildings for less money.  

My friend Steve Fabes is cycling the world (www.cyclingthe6.com/) he said pick a country and at that point I realised I might as well do it properly and cycle the African continent! 

I enjoy keeping fit; have completed two half marathons and cycled around London since February 2009.

My last year has been intellectually stimulating and combining my love for fitness and architecture I need a challenging expedition for the next year before continuing onto my Architecture Diploma.

Recently I won funding with Vodafone foundation to make a World of Difference so I have written a blog describing my activities within the charity (http://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk/uk/nyomi-rowsell/ ).  I will document the built environment to learn, understand and share knowledge within the architectural community through my blog and a book I plan going to write after my trip. 

 

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Our vision is of a world where everyone lives in a thriving, resilient community, with access to education, healthcare, and a safe place to live, irrespective of where you are born, or the circumstances that you are be born into.

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Total raised
£3,442.00
+ £284.39 Gift Aid
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£2,522.00
Offline donations
£920.00

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