Salima Laketown, Malawi Part 2 Project 2020 Adam Ayub De Montfort University | UK Surrounding Lake Malawi, teachers and other skilled workers regularly migrate out in search of more secure opportunities across the country, whilst the lack of facilities and amenities makes it less of a prospective destination for those travelling in. Over the past ten years, these factors have consequently limited the provision of a satisfactory secondary education for locals in Salima, meaning that the fishing and farming trades have been overwhelmed by an influx of workers, all competing to sustain their livelihoods. In order to keep supply high enough to meet the increased demand, workers have resorted to unsustainable methods such as sand mining, overfishing and deforestation, all of which has left Lake Malawi and its landscapes scarred and stripped of its beauty.‘Salima Laketown’ is an architectural proposal which aims to address this ‘Brain Drain’ of skills and resources. As a public activity space and extension to the fishing village, it provides accommodation for resident teachers, and boat workshop and classroom spaces to act as a vocational education village aiming to teach children and local workers how to operate about their trades safely and sustainably, thus retaining their talent and ensuring the preservation of the lake environment and its ecosystems. Tutor(s) Tim Barwell Ben Cowd