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After Katrina, Tulane's architecture school pivots into a community builder

2015-08-07T12:53:00-04:00

[Tulane's] architecture program, established in 1894, is one of the country's oldest, but before Hurricane Katrina it was a little stuffy, known, if anything, for historic preservation, and not particularly prestigious. After the storm, the school reinvented itself as a destination for students and faculty interested in building in low-income neighborhoods and fragile environments.

More post-Katrina context in New Orleans:

New Orleans public housing 10 years after Hurricane Katrina

2015-06-22T20:39:00-04:00

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development embraced the trapezoid, dubbed Iberville-Treme, along with an exhaustive New Orleans plan that called for 2,314 apartments constructed within 54 months. Yet after 48 months — four years — the work in New Orleans is far from done. If construction continues at the same pace in coming years, the promised 2,314 apartments won’t be complete until 2026.

Post-Katrina: Will New Orleans still be New Orleans?

2014-04-25T19:33:00-04:00

With billions in federal, charity and insurance dollars flowing in after [Hurricane Katrina], there were suddenly resources for change. “The city essentially got the opportunity to do a do-over,” said Carol Bebelle, a lifelong New Orleanian and executive director of Ashé Cultural Arts Center. [...] In many ways, it was a top-to-bottom re-imagining of the cityscape. So, is the city in a better place than it was nearly nine years ago? It depends on how closely you look.