Torange just came back from West Bengal in India, visiting the three districts of Nadia, Medinipur and Puruliya in West Bengal. The trip was to look at a specific art form in each area for which a cultural centre will be designed. Visits extend to local crafts which are mainly dying traditions, to see how they can be revived in new ways in developing the architecture and the building components of the centres. Our local partner 'Banglanatak' will work with us in the villages and with the craftsmen and women in developing these products, testing them and skilling locals on how to produce and construct the components. The building construction process will also be part of a skilling process enabling locals to build more robust and secure houses for themselves. public works will develop a building product for each district, closely related to local skills and resources. We will develop fanzines to document the process and keep you posted on the blog.