Thesis Highlights
URBANbuild 19, Phased Urban Impact
Since 2005, the URBANbuild program (UB) has focused on the topics of affordable housing and urban intervention. Over the course of nearly 20 years, a body of work has been produced primarily amidst the economically challenged neighborhood of Central City. Two years ago, following the completion of the UB16 residence, the program initiated a master planning partnership with the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of New Orleans - aiming to develop a four-unit multifamily complex in compliance with new regulations established by New Orleans’ Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. To date, phases one and two of that anticipated complex have been completed, and this UB19 studio will envision, develop, and permit phase three of that complex. The outcome of these fall semester research efforts will be realized in the spring, and fabrication of the selected scheme will occur in collaboration with city agencies, licensed subcontractors, material suppliers, students and faculty.
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