Architectural Record Announces Winners of Katrina Design Competition, Created to Stimulate New Housing Concepts in New Orleans

NEW YORK, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction's Architectural Record, in partnership with the Tulane University School of Architecture, today announced the winners of its Katrina Design Competition, which will serve as a catalyst to reassess, re-envision and redesign New Orleans' housing needs. The ten winning designs plus those from additional finalists are currently on display at New Orleans' Ogden Museum, and will travel to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) annual convention in Los Angeles on June 8.

The professional competition, High Density on the High Ground, asked architects to develop a 140-unit housing community on a high-ground site by the Mississippi River. The student competition focused on a new vision for a New Orleans House Prototype, an affordable, single-family home on a typical New Orleans lot. Over 600 architects and students worldwide entered the competition. The winning designs were created by:

High Density/High Ground Honor Awards - Eight Inc., San Francisco. Tim Kobe, Principal, with Doo Ho Lee, Ryoji Karube, Jeff Straesser, Jie Siang Yong, David Herman, BJ Siegel - Anderson Anderson Architecture, San Francisco. Mark Anderson, Peter Anderson, Kylie Moss, Aaron Brumo, Alan Owings, Brent Sumida, Dennis Oshiro, Ji young Chung, Rita Sio Merit Awards - Justin Laskin and Kathleen Mark, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, with Maurice Cox, studio instructor - Duong Bui, Erkin Ozay, Pars Kibarer, Cambridge, Mass. - workshop/apd, New York City. Andrew Kotchen, Matthew Berman with Stephan Thimme, Andrew Hart, Zachary Helmers, Matthew Miller, Steven Thrasher New Orleans Prototype House Honor Awards - Michelle Jellison, Montana State University, Bozeman; John Brittingham, Ferd Johns, and Mike Everts, instructors - Aline Gilani and Josh Spoerl, University of Texas, Arlington; Heath McDonald and Bijan Youssefzadeh, instructors - Zui Lig Ng, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture University of Houston; Rafael Longoria and Fernando Brave, instructors - Mark D. Stankey and John A. Kucharski, Montana State University, Bozeman; John Brittingham, Ferd Johns, and Mike Everts, instructors - Kiduck Kim and Christian Stayner, Cambridge, Mass.

In addition to the exhibition at the Odgen Museum and AIA Convention, some of the winning designs will be published in the June issue of Architectural Record, and selected designs will appear on McGraw-Hill Construction web sites, including http://www.construction.com/, and http://www.archrecord.construction.com/.

"New Orleans is a city with a rich architectural history and unique style, but the realities of massive redevelopment are raising concerns about the face of the city's future. The Katrina Design Competition is an ideal way to foster the discussion on what New Orleans could look like in the future," said Robert Ivy, FAIA, vice president, editorial director, and editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. "The severe damage inflicted on New Orleans' housing stock truly has taken its toll on the lives of the city's residents. However, there is an opportunity to design practical, affordable solutions which define the New Orleans style, which will help breathe new life and rebuild lives in a city with immediate housing needs."

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