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As an urban geographer who researches on housing development, I�ve been following Make It Right�s travails since 2018, when residents tried to get the New Orleans City Council involved and have municipal authorities inspect the homes. The situation has on

How Brad Pitt’s green housing dream for Hurricane Katrina survivors turned into a nightmare

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray. The vast majority of the recently constructed homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, termites, rotting wood, flooding and other woes.
Architecture & Design Team
Architecture & Design Team

02 Feb 2022 8m read View Author

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