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BNIM’s New Art Museum Safeguards a University’s Collection within a Striking Brick Volume

Iowa City, Iowa

November 1, 2022

After a devastating flood, BNIM designs an art museum for the University of Iowa that safeguards the collection and connects to the surroundings.

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation Reaches Settlement with New Orleans Homeowners

Pansy Schulman

August 18, 2022

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After four years and a flurry of lawsuits, the actor’s failed post-Katrina experimental housing relief project agreed to pay a $20.5 million settlement to affected homeowners in New Orleans’s Lower 9th Ward.

Lessons from Brad Pitt’s Failed Architectural Experiment in New Orleans

With Make it Right houses in disrepair, a community reckons with what went wrong

Martin C. Pedersen

March 21, 2022

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Despite drawing world-famous architects, Pitt’s Make it Right housing initiative has been plagued by shoddy construction and safety hazards.

El Portal Visitor’s Center Reopens in Puerto Rico Post Hurricane Renovation

Following the destruction of Hurricane Maria, Marvel carefully restored the visitor center of El Yunque–the USDA's only tropical rainforest.

Pansy Schulman

January 28, 2022

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Commissioned by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Marvel Architecture has updated the long-shuttered gateway to the El Yunque National Forest with a design that emphasizes resilience and sustainability.