As if trying to make up for not being there to hold back the waters which flooded the Big Easy following Hurricane Katrina, the Dutch are now making amends. A new exhibit called "Newer Orleans, a Shared Space" is once again combining Dutch and American forces with inspired suggestions for how to rebuild the soggy Crescent City.
UN Studio thinks this garden-encrusted Ziggurat could be the new urban icon New Orleans needs.
This City Park design by West 8 is being considered by New Orleans. It creates a mini-Delta water system that would help clean the salt-water soaked parklands, and prevent flooding. New Orleans' current City Park lost thousands of trees and plants after Katrina.
This crayon drawing by a young New Orleans resident inspired Dutch firm MVRVD to created a "safe school" on a hill above sea level.
An imaginary view of MVRVD's school on a hill superimposed on flooded New Orleans.
Huff + Gooden Architects' swooping neighborhood school is unlikely to become a permanent part of the Crescent City. But you can see it in the "Newer Orleans -- a Shared Space" exhibit.
