Research Catalog

Title

Architecture in times of need : make it right : rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward / edited by Kristin Feireiss ; with contributions by Brad Pitt.

Publication

Munich ; New York : Prestel, ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Feireiss, Kristin.
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-

Description

487 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, plans, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

"Architecture in Times of Need is the first book to document the projects and progress made by the Make It Right Foundation, established by actor Brad Pitt, during the redevelopment of New Orleans' vibrant Lower Ninth Ward which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Instigated by the Make It Right Foundation, a group of high-profile and influential international architects, including David Adjaye, GRAFT, MVRDV, and Shigeru Ban, set about developing affordable, green housing for the area, incorporating the latest in innovative and sustainable design. As one of the reconstruction's key initiators, Brad Pitt offers insights throughout the book and guides the audience through the various stages of this ambitious venture."--Jacket.

Alternative Title

• Make it right : rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
• Rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
• New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward

Subjects

• Architecture, Domestic
• Ecological houses
• Disaster relief
• United States
• Buildings
• Louisiana > New Orleans > Lower Ninth Ward
• Architecture and society > United States
• Architecture, Domestic > Louisiana > New Orleans
• Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• Ecological houses > Louisiana > New Orleans
• 2005
• Hurricane Katrina (2005)
• Lower Ninth Ward (New Orleans, La.) > Buildings, structures, etc
• Make It Right (Organization)
• Disaster relief > Louisiana > New Orleans

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Preface : Foreword / Brad Pitt ; Silver linings / Charles E. Allen ; Pink houses and green futures / Douglas Brinkley -- The Lower Ninth Ward and Katrina : Photo essay ; Hurricane Katrina: dates and facts ; From the field of disaster to field of dreams: The Lower Ninth Ward / Carol McMichael Reese ; People and stories of the Lower Ninth Ward / Kristin Feireiss -- The idea : Photo essay ; Urban transformation in the Lower Ninth Ward / Richard Campanella ; A chance to come home / Nina Killeen ; To rebuild or not to rebuild, that was the question / Brad Pitt ; The concept of Make It Right / GRAFT -- The design process : Photo essay ; New Orleans urban structure and housing typology / Carrie Bernhard ; Cradle to cradle: Making It Right / William McDonough ; Design in times of need / GRAFT ; Design guidelines and selection of architects / GRAFT -- Presentation of designs I : Architects biographies ; Adjaye Associates ; Billes Architecture ; BNIM ; concordia ; Constructs LLC ; Eskew + Dumez + Ripple ; GRAFT ; Kieran Timberlake ; Morphosis ; MVRDV ; Pugh + Scarpa Architects ; Shigeru Ban Architects ; Trahan Architects -- Presentation of designs II : Architect biographies ; Atelier Hitoshi Abe ; Bild Design ; Billes Architecture ; BNIM ; buildingstudio ; Constructs LLC ; ELEMENTAL ; Gehry Partners, LLP ; GRAFT ; MVRDV ; Pugh + Scarpa Architects ; Waggonner & Ball Architects ; William McDonough + Partners -- The Pink Project : Photo essay ; Idea, concept, and construction of Pink / Brad Pitt ; Photo essay -- The network : Photo essay ; The Make It Right (MIR) team ; The Lower Ninth Ward community ; The Lower Ninth Ward stakeholders coalition ; Financing the vision / Sam Whitt ; Raising the money / Trevor Neilson ; The network phenomenon / GRAFT ; Contact addresses for donations -- Building the future : Photo essay ; Homeowner counseling / Tom Darden ; The ground game / Jon Sader ; Community beyond housing / Tim Duggan / Learning from mistakes / GRAFT ; Photo essay ; Closing / Brad Pitt.

Call Number

JQE 20-177

ISBN

• 9783791342764
• 3791342762
• 9789910059377
• 9910059371

LCCN

• 2008943395
• 9783791342764

OCLC

294884943

Title

Architecture in times of need : make it right : rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward / edited by Kristin Feireiss ; with contributions by Brad Pitt.

Imprint

Munich ; New York : Prestel, ©2009.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents

Inhaltstext

Chronological Term

2005

Added Author

Feireiss, Kristin.

Pitt, Brad, 1963-

Other Standard Identifier

9783791342764

Research Call Number

JQE 20-177