Make it Right Homes Under Construction
September 16, 2008 by Healthy Shana
In the wake of hurricane Gustav from a couple weeks ago and the tragedy that New Orleans has endured over the last few years, a welcoming sight should behold the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward as Brad Pitts, Make It Right organization begins construction on new homes.
Make it Right is a program established by actor/architectural hobbyist Brad Pitt that has been designed to be a catalyst for redevelopment in the Lower 9 — a neighborhood many people thought would (and should) never be rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina. Make it Right set a goal of building 150 new homes, all of which consider Cradle-to-Cradle sensibilities and employ methods of construction that make the buildings easy to replicate. Each house is built for $150,000 and paid for with donations — many via the project’s website.
Image 1: Mike Holmes of the TV show Holmes on Homes (front) with his crew on the steps of a brand new Brad Pitt ‘Make it Right’ foundation home before handing the house over to its new owner.
Image 2: In a sign of progress 3 years after the storm, Brad Pitt’s ‘Make it Right’ foundation builds homes where local and federal government have failed.
Image 3: Mike Holmes (white T/dungarees) of the TV show Holmes on Homes takes a break from building a Brad Pitt ‘Make it Right’ home to join a jazz funeral to mark the 3rd anniversary of Katrina’s devastation of the neighbourhood
Images Used with Permission from Newscom.com
