Acknowledgments.
Members of the team at Maison Dufort.
This report was produced by students in Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, as part of a joint Historic Preservation (HP), Urban Planning (UP), and Real Estate Development (RED) studio in the Fall of 2015. Tyler Atwood, UP Catherine Chao, UP/MBA Maria de la Torre, HP Catherine Fischer, HP/RED Bo He, UP Charles Hovanic, HP
Cherie-Nicole Leo, HP Juan Carlos Maquilón, UP Michael Perles, UP Barrett Reiter, HP Alberto Sanchez-Sanchez, HP Klara Xia, RED
Faculty: Erica Avrami, PhD, James Marston Fitch Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation. William Raynolds, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation. The team thanks Barrett Reiter and Alberto Sanchez-Sanchez for the graphic layout and compilation of this report. This study was made possible through the invaluable collaboration of Haitian students in the Maîtrise en Histoire, Mémoire et Patrimoine at the Université d’Etat d’Haïti (UEH), the Université Quisqueya (UniQ), and the Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP). Jameson Alexis, UniQ Ricarson Dorcé, Université Laval/UEH Jean-Rony Emile, UEH Jean Kensle Figaro, HELP Patrice Figaro, UEH Bertrand Gerbier, UEH Chebert Lindor, UEH
Wideley Marcelin, HELP Willy Mesidor, UEH Iléus Papillon, UEH Daphning Pierre, HELP Pierre-Charles Plaisir, HELP Jean Eddy Samedi, UniQ
The Fondation connaissance et liberté (FOKAL) served as the educational client for the studio and primary partner in its execution. Heartfelt appreciation goes to the entire staff of FOKAL for their support and assistance, especially: Michèle Pierre-Louis, President Lorraine Mangones, Executive Director
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