• See large image

  Architecture in Times of Need: Make it Right - Rebuilding the New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward (Paperback) By (author) Kristin Feireiss

  

  

  $35.32 - Save $4.42 (11%) - RRP $39.74 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
  all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 72 hours Add to basket | Add to wishlist |

  Short Description for Architecture in Times of NeedThe first book to document the projects and progress made by the Make It Right Foundation, established by actor Brad Pitt, in response to the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina of homes throughout New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.
  Full description

  • Publisher: PRESTEL
  • Published: 30 September 2009
  • Format: Paperback 312 pages
  • See: Full bibliographic data
  • Categories: Architecture: Professional Practice | City & Town Planning - Architectural Aspects | History Of Architecture | Social Impact Of Disasters
  • ISBN 13: 9783791342764 ISBN 10: 3791342762
  • Sales rank: 351,863

• The Architecture of Happiness

  

  Add to basket $16.60 - Save $0.87 (4%) - RRP $17.47

• A Pattern Language

  

  Add to basket $61.76 - Save $1.84 (2%) - RRP $63.60

• The Death and Life of Great Amer...

  

  Add to basket $13.93 - Save $5.14 26% off - RRP $19.07

• Delirious New York

  

  Add to basket $33.53 - Save $3.84 (10%) - RRP $37.37

• Cities for People

  

  Add to basket $46.83 - Save $2.46 (4%) - RRP $49.29

Full description for Architecture in Times of Need

• Architecture in Times of Need focuses on the redevelopment of New Orleans' vibrant Lower Ninth Ward which was severely devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Invited by the Make It Right Foundation, formed by Brad Pitt and GRAFT, a group of high-profile and influential international architects set about developing affordable, green housing for the area, incorporating the latest in innovative and sustainable design. The projects by David Adjaye, GRAFT, MVRDV, and Shigeru Ban, among others, are shown in numerous photographs and renderings with sketches, building plans, and informative commentary by the architects. Along with an interview with Brad Pitt on his motivation to start the Make It Right Foundation to help in New Orleans' reconstruction, the book also includes essays on the overall design process and describes the sustainable Cradle to Cradle approach, which seeks to maximize economic, ecological, and social value by following principles inspired by nature. Architecture in Times of Need also features the Pink Project, a unique effort that directly connects monetary donations to the assemblage of houses. It brings to fruition an idea based on real needs and real people, and in reaction to a natural disaster, the recurrence of which is all too possible.