Brad Brooks, actor living and working in New Orleans, releases latest film reel of two roles: from the feature film "Last Goodbye" starring David Carradine and Faye Dunaway, in which he plays TV Co-host Guy Ankermann; and a detective in the Dailies Series, "Exquisite Corpse," released by PushPush Theater in Atlanta.
New Orleans resident Emma McAboy talks about her new green home, a total, post Katrina renovation that features a wide array of sustainable, energy efficient materials, systems and strategies. We talk with Prisca Weems of FutureProof in ew Orleans, a sustainable design consultancy; Nicolai Alatzas, owner's representative with theicenow.com; and Osman Rhodas with Natal Builders.
Leonard and Louise Riggio (of Barnes and Noble fortune) respond to Katrina disaster with $20 million dollar pledge to build energy-efficient, affordable housing in New Orleans. Clip documents groundbreaking ceremony, comments by Riggio, and interviews with key players in project.
2:00 reel with Detective character from "Exquisite Corpse" shot as part of the Dailies Project, an ongoing anthology series run by Push Push Theater in Atlanta; and TV Co-host character from "The Last Goodbye." (on IMDB.com)
Blueprint New Orleans is a vlog about events and issues in design and culture that speak to the city's reconstruction. "PreFab's Promise: New Orleans" includes comments from attendees at a DWELL Magazine conference in Los Angeles, just months after Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast. The architects and activists are at the forefront of the modular prefab industry, either from the design or social services sector.
Blueprint New Orleans is a vlog about events and issues in design and culture that speak to the city's reconstruction. "Tulane Prototype" looks at the design and construction of a single-family home in the Treme neighborhood, not far from the French Quarter. The University's College of Architecture plans further homes. The piece includes interviews with students building the home, the Dean, and professors in charge of the project.
Blueprint New Orleans is a vlog about events and issues in design and culture that speak to the city's reconstruction. "What's So New About New Urbanism" is a sketch for a larger piece that would ask fundamental questions about the how appropriate the theories of New Urbanism are for a historic city that is rebuilding itself.
Blueprint New Orleans is a vlog about events and issues in design and culture that speak to the city's reconstruction. "L.A. meets N.O., LA" is a sketch for a larger piece about the proposed National Jazz Center, to be designed by Morphosis Architects in Los Angeles and situated between near New Orleans' Central Business District. Principal Thom Mayne discusses the nature of the project.
Blueprint New Orleans is a vlog about events and issues in design and culture that speak to the city's reconstruction. "Deconstructing New Orleans" is a sketch for a larger piece about the dismantling of buildings slated for demolition. The subject of the piece is Rick Denhart of Deconstruction Services in Portland; he has made trips to the region to spur interest in the economic and environmental benefits of the procedure.