A key thing to know about the Make It Right Houses is that just about all of the designs by well-known architects were heavily reworked by a local firm that acted as architect of record. In the opinions of most, the designs were basically butchered. In addition, poor workmanship and incompetence are prevalent in the local construction industry.
That said, it is highly debatable if many of the original designs could have been realized for anything close the original budget per house.
It's for real. It's what happens when firms adopt words from a foreign language (in this case a German firm with an English word-name) without understanding all of the commonly understood meanings of the word. They mean graft as in "transplant", not graft as in "corruption", though the latter is what I think of whenever I see anything about the firm.
A key thing to know about the Make It Right Houses is that just about all of the designs by well-known architects were heavily reworked by a local firm that acted as architect of record. In the opinions of most, the designs were basically butchered. In addition, poor workmanship and incompetence are prevalent in the local construction industry.
That said, it is highly debatable if many of the original designs could have been realized for anything close the original budget per house.
"How could it go wrong, with Adjaye,MVRDV, Morphosis, Pugh & Scarpa, etc. on board ?"
How could it not go wrong? These firms are knows to work on iconic projects with basically unlimited budgets. If the excuse is that a local firm redid the designs, these architects should have known to design a certain way.
Its appears the Make it Right Foundation has officially gone defunct--moving out of its headquarters, taking down its website, and no longer filing tax forms.
Interestingly, Pitt still comes out favorably.
Despite their experiences, some residents said they still believe Make It Right’s founder had good intentions. “I don’t blame Brad Pitt,” said David, another resident. “He had a vision to build low-income houses and get people back in the Lower Ninth Ward.”
Jan 31, 22 10:49 am ·
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reallynotmyname
I agree with the resident. Brad Pitt's basic vision was good. The real problem was the implementation of the strategy to attempt avant-garde house designs and unconventional construction techniques. Hard to tell how much blame for that lies with Pitt. How much did he run Make It Right day to day? It is possible he got really bad advise from somebody.
Jan 31, 22 1:02 pm ·
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SneakyPete
Everyone loves a good scapegoat. Nobody loves a complex business arrangement explainer.
Pairing up starchitects with a local AOR isn't necessarily a terrible idea in itself but ya gotta pick the right AOR and have the two collaborate closely
. Handing off complex geometries to an underqualified AOR is a recipe for disaster.
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A key thing to know about the Make It Right Houses is that just about all of the designs by well-known architects were heavily reworked by a local firm that acted as architect of record. In the opinions of most, the designs were basically butchered. In addition, poor workmanship and incompetence are prevalent in the local construction industry.
That said, it is highly debatable if many of the original designs could have been realized for anything close the original budget per house.
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Led by GRAFT architects, the organization convened 21 world-renowned architects to design climate-adapted, eco-friendly homes, informed by William McDonough’s Cradle to Cradle design principles. How could it go wrong, with Adjaye,MVRDV, Morphosis, Pugh & Scarpa, etc. on board ?
Can you provide further information about this image? Which home, from when etc...?
News story here: https://www.theadvocate.com/ne...
The earth giveth the earth taketh, classic Cradle2Cradle ;)
GRAFT Architects? Is that a put on?
It's for real. It's what happens when firms adopt words from a foreign language (in this case a German firm with an English word-name) without understanding all of the commonly understood meanings of the word. They mean graft as in "transplant", not graft as in "corruption", though the latter is what I think of whenever I see anything about the firm.
A key thing to know about the Make It Right Houses is that just about all of the designs by well-known architects were heavily reworked by a local firm that acted as architect of record. In the opinions of most, the designs were basically butchered. In addition, poor workmanship and incompetence are prevalent in the local construction industry.
That said, it is highly debatable if many of the original designs could have been realized for anything close the original budget per house.
This is what happens when avant-garde architects experiment on the poor and the helpless.
Sorry but that sounds a little too Mengele...
^ ^ these two are the funniest ironic comments I saw on Archinect lately.
"How could it go wrong, with Adjaye,MVRDV, Morphosis, Pugh & Scarpa, etc. on board ?"
How could it not go wrong? These firms are knows to work on iconic projects with basically unlimited budgets. If the excuse is that a local firm redid the designs, these architects should have known to design a certain way.
https://theconversation.com/ho...
Its appears the Make it Right Foundation has officially gone defunct--moving out of its headquarters, taking down its website, and no longer filing tax forms.
Interestingly, Pitt still comes out favorably.
Despite their experiences, some residents said they still believe Make It Right’s founder had good intentions. “I don’t blame Brad Pitt,” said David, another resident. “He had a vision to build low-income houses and get people back in the Lower Ninth Ward.”
I agree with the resident. Brad Pitt's basic vision was good. The real problem was the implementation of the strategy to attempt avant-garde house designs and unconventional construction techniques. Hard to tell how much blame for that lies with Pitt. How much did he run Make It Right day to day? It is possible he got really bad advise from somebody.
Everyone loves a good scapegoat. Nobody loves a complex business arrangement explainer.
Pairing up starchitects with a local AOR isn't necessarily a terrible idea in itself but ya gotta pick the right AOR and have the two collaborate closely . Handing off complex geometries to an underqualified AOR is a recipe for disaster.
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