Architecture in Times of Need

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ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED Project type: Book With Contributions by: Brad Pitt Edited by: Kristin Feireiss Language: English Publisher: Prestel Ltd.,1 Edition (September 28, 2009) Paperback: 488 pages ISBN: 978-3-7913-4276-4 Price: 29,95 EUR About the Book
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Projektart
Buch
Zeitraum
2009
Herausgeber
Prestel Ltd.,1 Edition (September 28, 2009)
Language
English
ISBN
978-3-7913-4276-4

Architecture in Times of Need ist die erste Dokumentation über den Gesamtprozess und die Projekte der Make It Right Foundation (MIR). Make It Right, gegründet durch den Schauspieler Brad Pitt, widmet sich der Entwicklung und Wiederherstellung des Stadtgebietes ‚Lower Ninth Ward‘ in New Orleans, das 2005 durch den Hurrikan Katrina zerstört wurde.

This book documents the process with numerous photos, plans, and renderings as well as written commentary from the architects. Besides Brad Pitt’s foreword in which he writes of his motivations to bring the Make It Right Foundation to life, the book also includes essays regarding the entire design process and the cradle-to-cradle concept. In addition, the ‘Pink Project’, a Land Art awareness installation from Brad Pitt and GRAFT, generated interest in the international media thereby helping to attract financing for the MIR housing project. This book can also serve as an instruction manual for people and other initiatives confronted with similar circumstances. MIR is currently working to extend their aid programs to other areas in need across the USA.

Von der Stiftung und deren Initiatoren Brad Pitt, GRAFT Architekten, Bill McDonough und Cherokee Foundation wurden profilierte und internationale Architekten wie unter anderen David Adjaye, GRAFT, Gehry, MVRDV, Morphosis und Shigeru Ban angeregt, Haustypologien zu entwickeln, die für den einkommensschwachen Teil der Bevölkerung erschwinglich ist und dabei den neuesten Stand nachhaltigen Bauens und Designs miteinander verbindet.

This book documents the process with numerous photos, plans, and renderings as well as written commentary from the architects. Besides Brad Pitt’s foreword in which he writes of his motivations to bring the Make It Right Foundation to life, the book also includes essays regarding the entire design process and the cradle-to-cradle concept. In addition, the ‘Pink Project’, a Land Art awareness installation from Brad Pitt and GRAFT, generated interest in the international media thereby helping to attract financing for the MIR housing project. This book can also serve as an instruction manual for people and other initiatives confronted with similar circumstances. MIR is currently working to extend their aid programs to other areas in need across the USA.

Das nun vorliegende Buch dokumentiert diesen Prozess mit zahlreichen Fotografien, Plänen, Renderings sowie mit Textkommentaren der Architekten. Neben einem Vorwort von Brad Pitt, in dem er über seine Beweggründe spricht, die Make It Right Foundation ins Leben zu rufen, beinhaltet das Buch auch Essays zum gesamten Designprozess und zum Cradle to Cradle-Konzept.

Vorgestellt wird zudem das ‚Pink Project‘, eine Landart-Awareness Installation von Brad Pitt und GRAFT, über dessen Kommunikation durch die Medien sehr wirksam die Aufmerksamkeit für das MIR Projekt in die internationale Öffentlichkeit getragen und mit dessen Hilfe die Finanzierung der Häuser ermöglicht wurde.

Das Buch kann damit auch als eine Gebrauchsanweisung für Menschen und Initiativen dienen, die sich vor vergleichbare Probleme gestellt sehen. MIR bereitet zur Zeit die Ausweitung des Hilfsprogramms auf andere Krisenregionen in den USA vor.

ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED
ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED
ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED
ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED
ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED
ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF NEED
Editor
Kristin Feireiss
Mit Beiträgen von
Brad Bitt
Taschenbuch
488 Seiten
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