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More on the Ninth Ward: Musicians’ Village strikes an optimistic chord

October 20, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably

Tags:: community, katrina, musiciansvillage, neighborhood, neworleans, NinthWard, redevelopment, smartgrowth

Last week's post on the architecture of the Make It Right Foundation's new homes in New Orleans brought some thoughtful comments, and it brought even more when I reposted it on another site that I also frequent. ...continued→

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Rebuilding the Ninth Ward: does architecture matter?

October 14, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably

Tags:: architecture, bradpitt, community, greenbuilding, katrina, neighborhood, newurbanism, rebuilding, smartgrowth

As I'm sure most readers know, Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation has been constructing houses in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, so that residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina can return. That's an undeniably noble endeavor. ...continued→

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