Architecture in times of need - Info and Reading Options
Make It Right rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
By Kristin Feireiss
"Architecture in times of need" was published by Prestel in 2009 - Munich, it has 487 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Architecture in times of need” Metadata:
- Title: Architecture in times of need
- Author: Kristin Feireiss
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 487
- Publisher: Prestel
- Publish Date: 2009
- Publish Location: Munich
“Architecture in times of need” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Buildings, structures - Zerstörung - Make It Right (Organization) - Katrina (Hurrikan) - Domestic Architecture - Wiederaufbau - Ecological houses - Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Städtebau - Architecture and society - Disaster relief - Architecture, domestic, united states - Architecture, domestic, designs and plans - Hurricane katrina, 2005 - Designs and plans - Urban renewal - Architecture - Dwellings
- Places: United States - New Orleans - Louisiana - Lower Ninth Ward (New Orleans, La.) - New Orleans (La.)
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: 487 p. :
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL25084804M - OL16237431W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 294884943
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2008943395
- ISBN-13: 9783791342764
- ISBN-10: 3791342762
- All ISBNs: 3791342762 - 9783791342764
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"Architecture in times of need" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Preface : Foreword / Brad Pitt ; Silver linings / Charles E. Allen ; Pink houses and green futures / Douglas Brinkley
- 2- 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
- 3- 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
- 4- 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
- 5- 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
- 6- 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
- 7- The Pink Project : Photo essay ; Idea, concept, and construction of Pink / Brad Pitt ; Photo essay
- 8- 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
- 9- 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.
"Architecture in times of need" Description:
The Open Library:
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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