A talk and presentation by Make It Right Executive Director Tom Darden will trace the genesis and evolution of Make It Right’s work to provide green, affordable, storm-resistant family houses for residents of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina. Special emphasis will be placed upon the involved architects and their groundbreaking designs.

9-11am, Thursday, October 8, Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC, Free

The Make It Right Foundation is the 2009 recipient of the Center for Architecture Foundation Award. This program is organized by the Center for Architecture and is a part of Architecture Week 2009. For a complete list of Architecture Week events including exhibition openings and the AIA’s annual Heritage Ball, please visit: http://www.aiany.org/architectureweek.

Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY