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Katrina reconstruction excludes designers?
Reconstruction contracts for architects and designers are thin on the ground as a massive rebuilding effort gets underway using existing kitset house plans. John Schlatter, spokesman for construction giant Bechtel:
This is despite them building 7,000 homes so far on flood-prone land. Architects working without government support have had some small wins though, as a recent design charette in Biloxi proved. But that event was staged by the Congress for New Urbanism, which has its own agendas to pursue in the reconstruction.
"[Bechtel is] not engaged in any significant design or architectural work. Arch Record 24.10.05
This is despite them building 7,000 homes so far on flood-prone land. Architects working without government support have had some small wins though, as a recent design charette in Biloxi proved. But that event was staged by the Congress for New Urbanism, which has its own agendas to pursue in the reconstruction.
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