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New Orleans Six years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the Lower Ninth Ward is finally starting to look like a community again'thanks in large part to the ambitious work of Make It Right. Photo ' Megan Grant In late 2007, 150 temporary pink structures marked the sites for the yet unbuilt Make It Right homes. Individuals and businesses adopted the pink installations to raise money for the foundation’s rebuilding effort. View Make It Right Projects Adjaye Associates » Constructs » Eskew+Dumez+Ripple » Related Link: Getting it Right » In December 2007, 150 life-sized fuchsia structures occupied the Lower Ninth

New Orleans Photo © Ray Laskowitz The Garrett residence, an early version of the Adjaye prototype, features an inverted roof to channel rainwater to the collection system. This system proved to be too costly, and was replaced with a simple rainwatergathering technology on subsequent designs. View Make It Right Projects Adjaye Associates » Constructs » Eskew+Dumez+Ripple » Related Link: Getting it Right » ADJAYE ASSOCIATES Since many of the Lower Ninth Ward residents who drowned post-Katrina were tragically trapped in their attics, MIR mandated rooftop access for all the homes, and participating architects took different approaches. London-based David Adjaye of

New Orleans Photo © Ray Laskowitz Arcola Sutton chose to remove the front porch in exchange for added interior space and a rear porch. Other iterations of the Constructs design have front porches, as each home is customized to homeowner needs. View Make It Right Projects Adjaye Associates » Constructs » Eskew+Dumez+Ripple » Related Link: Getting it Right » CONSTRUCTS “The selection process is a lesson in true architecture democracy. No matter how famous the architect, if the design does not meet the requirements of the people, be it functional or cultural, it will not be selected,” says Joe Addo,

New Orleans Photo © Ray Laskowitz As seen here on the Taylor house, an Eskew+Dumez+Ripple design, the windows on all of the MIR homes have fastenings for Hurricane Fabric, a product made from the same material as bulletproof vests. This fabric eliminates the lengthy and cumbersome process of boarding up windows with plywood during inclement weather. View Make It Right Projects Adjaye Associates » Constructs » Eskew+Dumez+Ripple » Related Link: Getting it Right » ESKEW+DUMEZ+RIPPLE For her family of four kids, homeowner Deidre Taylor appreciates the extra outdoor spaces afforded by New Orleans'based EDR's design, including a front porch swing

New Orleans Photo ' Mario Tama /Getty Images Children playing football near their new home in August 2010. One of MIR's first projects was to partner with sustainable design firm BNIM, Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund, PlayGreen Initiative, and KOMPAN, Inc. for an eco-playground a few blocks away from this street.   View Make It Right Projects Adjaye Associates » Constructs » Eskew+Dumez+Ripple » Related Link: Getting it Right » GETTING IT RIGHT Though many of the primary design recommendations were modified or cut to keep costs down or answer client needs, the MIR team struggled to stay true to the

Brothers Dominic Leong and Chris Leong became architects for the only reason that matters: They couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

Glasgow’s industrial heritage and roll-up-your-sleeves building traditions informed the work of Robin Lee and Alan Pert when they launched their firm NORD (Northern Office for Research & Design) in 2002.

"One thing that describes our firm is that we're caught between generations,” says Lisa Iwamoto.

Sebastian Schmaling and Brian Johnsen describe their studio’s work as being “informed by a reading of site and terrain.