The problem all three projects face is that they are dependent upon government and private interests mobilizing for the public good. So far, those in charge of the rebuilding efforts have been practicing a form of benign neglect. These new architectural visions will not become reality if business interests are left to rebuild the tourist city while the public realm is ignored.
Thu, Aug 30, 2007 - Page 13 News List
Architectural visions to bolster New Orleans
In the two years since Hurricane Katrina, what has the rebuilding effort produced? No grand designs. No inspired vision for the future of New Orleans. There have been only a handful of earnest, grassroots proposals to preserve what's left of the city's historic fabric
NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF / NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, NEW YORK
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