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The Caribbean Design Showcase also
provided a unique opportunity for
the pioneering Caribbean architects
to be a part of a global debate about
architecture and design, exploring
the relationship between the built
environment and cultural, technological
and environmental change. Participating
architects attended at least five B2B
meetings with members of the
Architectural community in the UK, as
well as gained a deeper understanding
of the opportunities available for
Caribbean architects in using ‘green’
architecture and ethnic material for
design.
A key contact was made during the
showcase with the Royal Institute of
British Architects (RIBA). Discussions
focused on the importance of having
a better mutual arrangement between
CARIFORUM and British Architects, as
well as further collaboration with the
Federation of Caribbean Association
of Architects (FCAA), a regional
architecture organisation with members
from CARIFORUM, Cuba and the
FCORs. An estimated audience of over
100 people viewed the Caribbean
Design Showcase, and a total of
40,000 international Showcase guides,
including the Caribbean’s display, were
distributed through embassies and at
key locations in London, including:
RIBA, Architecture Foundation, Design
Museum, Tent London, Design Junction,
100% Design, The Building Centre,
Victoria and Albert Museum and
London-based Architecture and Design
studios.
LEED Certification
The experiences learnt from the
Caribbean Design Showcase further
informed the way Caribbean Export
would lend support to the regions’
architects. In November 2012,
Caribbean Export, in collaboration
with the Barbados Coalition of Services
Industries (BCSI), and GIZ assisted 27
Architects in undertaking the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) training programme. LEED is one
of the premier accreditation systems
represented an opportunity for regional
professionals to enter a new niche
market and diversify the competencies
within the sector.
Apart from the support provided to
the architecture industry by facilitating
industry professionals’ participation in
a continuous professional development
(CPD) initiative, as well as working with
the CARICOM Secretariat, CAMRAC
and CNSC to advance the process
of negotiating intra-regional and
CARIFORUM-EU MRA.
Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector
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