ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 293
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Wed Jun 28 21:57:06 PDT 2006
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WHO CARES?
by Jennifer LeClaire
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The U.S. Gulf coast is struggling to rebuild after
several 2005 hurricanes destroyed countless homes,
businesses, and lives. Yet as the 2006 hurricane season
gets underway, much of the region is still in ruins.
The sequence of Atlantic storms left more than 2000
dead in the United States and more overseas, plus
estimates of insured U.S. property damage ranging
widely from $35 billion to $60 billion. Economists may
never be able to accurately calculate the total cost.
The Katrina reconstruction project is estimated to cost
$200 billion - or more. Adding salt to the wound,
Hurricane Rita caused another $5 billion in damage.
Government officials are making some progress in their
efforts to rebuild cities along the Louisiana and
Mississippi shoreline. But the road to a full recovery
is still many years away in the most devastated parts
of these southern states.
There are still tens of thousands of homes awaiting
reconstruction in the low-lying metropolis of New
Orleans. The fear of another storm pouncing on the Gulf
Coast's most vulnerable areas haunts even the most
courageous southerners.
"I am reminded in some ways of the circumstances after
9/11," says Phil Bernstein, FAIA, vice president of
AutoDesk. "There was a clear imperative to do something
quickly, but no clear political framework or set of
decision makers driving the process. Everybody knows
what they want to do, but they are busy trying to
figure out who is in charge and how to move forward."
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Smoke and Mirror Sleepovers
by Michael J. Crosbie
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Two new hotels, one small and one very small, are
explorations in the use of light and reflection to
transform space - and to create a world unlike anything
hotel guests might inhabit day-to-day.
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Joan Goody Interview
by Rebecca Barnes, FAIA
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Joan E. Goody, FAIA is the recipient of the 2005 Boston
Society of Architects Award of Honor, in recognition of
her contributions to the profession and to the
community. As principal of Goody Clancy, she has
directed a wide range of academic, public, commercial,
residential, and preservation projects. She was chair
of the Boston Civic Design Commission from 1995 to 2005
and now serves on the faculty of the Mayor's Institute
for City Design. Here she tells her story in
conversation with Rebecca Barnes. - Editor
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