Exhibition of All Finalists on Display at New Orleans' Ogden Museum
NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction's
Architectural Record, in partnership with the Tulane University School of
Architecture, today announced the winners of its Katrina Design
Competition, which will serve as a catalyst to reassess, re-envision and
redesign New Orleans' housing needs. The fourteen winning designs plus
those from additional finalists are currently on display at New Orleans'
Ogden Museum, and will travel to the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
annual convention in Los Angeles on June 8.
The professional competition, High Density on the High Ground, asked
architects to develop a 140-unit housing community on a high-ground site by
the Mississippi River. The student competition focused on a new vision for
a New Orleans House Prototype, an affordable, single-family home on a
typical New Orleans lot. Over 600 architects and students worldwide entered
the competition. The winning designs were created by:
High Density on the High Ground
Winners --
* Jil Kobe/Eight Inc.
* Peter Anderson/Anderson Anderson Architecture
Merit Award --
* Duong Bui / Office of Peter Rose
* Andrew Kotchen / workshop/apd
* Maurice D. Cox / University of Virginia School of Architecture
New Orleans Prototype House
* Kiduck Kim, Christian Stayner / Graduate School of Design, Harvard
University
* Michelle Jellison / Montana University School of Architecture
* John Kucharski, Mark Stankey / Montana University School of Architecture
* Heath MacDonald / University of Texas School of Architecture
* Zui Lig Ng / University of Houston
In addition to the exhibition at the Odgen Museum and AIA Convention,
the winning designs will be published in the June issue of Architectural
Record, and selected designs will appear on McGraw-Hill Construction web
sites, including http://www.construction.com, and
http://www.archrecord.construction.com.
"New Orleans is a city with a rich architectural history and unique
style, but the realities of massive redevelopment are raising concerns
about the face of the city's future. The Katrina Design Competition is an
ideal way to foster the discussion on what New Orleans could look like in
the future," said Robert Ivy, FAIA, vice president, editorial director, and
editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. "The severe damage inflicted on
New Orleans' housing stock truly has taken its toll on the lives of the
city's residents. However, there is an opportunity to design practical,
affordable solutions which define the New Orleans style, which will help
breathe new life and rebuild lives in a city with immediate housing needs."
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