Tag Archives: Be Like Brit

What’s Going on in Haiti?

Posted on 01/11/2023 by paulefallon

Ten years ago this month I completed the first great adventure of my life: designing and supervising the construction of two buildings in Grand Goave, Haiti following the 2010 earthquake that devastated that country. My work on the Mission of … Continue reading →

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5 Years after the Haiti Earthquake: 20 Visits & 10 Gifts Received

Posted on 01/12/2015 by paulefallon

Five years ago, an earthquake devastated Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of people died, though exact numbers are elusive in that imprecise country. International aid poured in. Some helped, much didn’t, despite First World hubris that we would ‘build back better’. … Continue reading →

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Return to Haiti: Saint Boniface Hospital Infectious Disease Pavilion

Posted on 12/14/2014 by paulefallon

I am off to Haiti early Monday morning, taking a familiar trip that I haven’t made in over a year. I’ll be traveling with Conor Shapiro, Executive Director of Saint Boniface Hospital in Fond des Blancs, the largest hospital in … Continue reading →

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Haiti Update

Posted on 06/09/2014 by paulefallon

Many readers of The Awkward Pose became followers during my period of working in Haiti. It has been months since I wrote about Haiti, so here is some news: 1. Mission of Hope school is up and running. … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, Be Like Brit, BLB, Fond des Blancs, Grand Goave, Haiti, Mission of Hope, MoHI, Saint Boniface | 4 Comments

Since They Lost Sammy – New York Times 1/26/2014

Posted on 01/27/2014 by paulefallon

Yesterday’s New York Times has a long and moving article about a Brooklyn family whose twelve-year-old son Sammy was killed by a truck on the street in front of their house. Since They Lost Sammy The article touches on their … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged Amy Cohen, Be Like Brit, Gary Eckstein, Len Gengel, N.B.Kleinfield, New York Times, NY Times, pedestrian safety | 3 Comments

End of Summer Travelogue

Posted on 09/02/2013 by paulefallon

I ended my summer doing two of my favorite things – riding my bicycle and connecting with the friends I have made through my work in Haiti. Len and Cheryl Ann Gengel invited me to their beach house in Wells, … Continue reading →

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Be Like Brit Dines Among the Big Boys

Posted on 06/07/2013 by paulefallon

Last night Be Like Brit orphanage in Haiti won the McGraw-Hill / Engineering News Record 2013 Best Global Project Award for Residential / Hospitality projects. We were honored along with two other community-based efforts in the developing world: the El … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Be Like Brit, Best Global Projects, China Central Television, CUSD, El Rodeo Suspension Bridge, Engineering News Record, ENR, Haiti, Handel Architects, McGraw-Hill, Michael Arad, National 911 Memorial, Rem Koolhaus, Renzo Piano, The Shard | 3 Comments

Transformation in Haiti

Posted on 01/12/2013 by paulefallon

In conjunction with the the third anniversary of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, several newspapers have published essays about my experiences in Haiti. Over the next few weeks I will post them on my blog. Here is the first one, which the Worcester … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Construction

Posted on 11/12/2012 by paulefallon

Back in the days before the earthquake the rule of thumb for the cost of construction along Haiti’s Southern peninsula was $25 per square foot; the original number we used for the Forward in Heath Clinic. After the earthquake the … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to Be Like Brit?

Posted on 11/04/2012 by paulefallon

This is the speech I gave last night at the BeLikeBrit gala. Someone told me that there is an NGO for every 750 people in Haiti. I never verified that statistic but it feels about right. NGO’s are everywhere. Oxfam … Continue reading →

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