Comments on: NEWER ORLEANS http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/04/04/newer-orleans/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Crishttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/04/04/newer-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-37076 Cris Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:11:06 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=679#comment-37076 I have been studying the culture of a Native American tribe for more than a year and the history overall of the Native culture in the South East of the United States and this idea of rebuilding New Orleans in the Mounds is actually not a new in history. Once upon a time, the Native American in the South East used to build over mounds. They were called the Mound Builders and there are still sites with remain of their legacy in Louisiana. I think the idea of MVDRV is not out of this world and it seems like a fine solution, but we have to keep in mind first the scale of the project and the resources that it will take to build a mound of that scope. I have been studying the culture of a Native American tribe for more than a year and the history overall of the Native culture in the South East of the United States and this idea of rebuilding New Orleans in the Mounds is actually not a new in history. Once upon a time, the Native American in the South East used to build over mounds. They were called the Mound Builders and there are still sites with remain of their legacy in Louisiana. I think the idea of MVDRV is not out of this world and it seems like a fine solution, but we have to keep in mind first the scale of the project and the resources that it will take to build a mound of that scope.

]]> By: Jimhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/04/04/newer-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 Jim Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:49:03 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=679#comment-2005 I think it makes sense for house boats to be used, rather than single wide mobile homes. Both for FEMA supplied trailers and for homeowners wanting a safer design for the next time New Orleans fills up with water.I was thinking that a houseboat with one or more strong anchor chains attached to it, the anchor chains cemented in the ground, and also a way to secure the houseboats by anchor chain higher up the chain near the top of the anchor chain, so that hurricane winds do not blow the houseboats over, but that you can then detach the short anchoring, leaving the long anchor lines in place, so that when New Orleans fills up with water, the house boats merely float at the surface, attached to their anchor lines so they don't float away, and when the water subsides they settle back down. Then they are put back onto their properties by cranes and the short anchoring is secured again.The result is way less financial losses and disruption to homeowners and to the City. Property fences would need to be pretty low or nonexistent, so that when the house boats settle down, they are not resting crooked on a fence. I think it makes sense for house boats to be used, rather than single wide mobile homes. Both for FEMA supplied trailers and for homeowners wanting a safer design for the next time New Orleans fills up with water.

I was thinking that a houseboat with one or more strong anchor chains attached to it, the anchor chains cemented in the ground, and also a way to secure the houseboats by anchor chain higher up the chain near the top of the anchor chain, so that hurricane winds do not blow the houseboats over, but that you can then detach the short anchoring, leaving the long anchor lines in place, so that when New Orleans fills up with water, the house boats merely float at the surface, attached to their anchor lines so they don’t float away, and when the water subsides they settle back down. Then they are put back onto their properties by cranes and the short anchoring is secured again.

The result is way less financial losses and disruption to homeowners and to the City. Property fences would need to be pretty low or nonexistent, so that when the house boats settle down, they are not resting crooked on a fence.

]]> By: Alice Williamshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/04/04/newer-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Alice Williams Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:18:39 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=679#comment-1951 I almost cried when I saw the childs drawing and then I smiled at the MVDRV proposed rendering for the renewal of a "New" Orleans. Oh, to look at the world around us, with the eyes of a child! I almost cried when I saw the childs drawing and then I smiled at the MVDRV proposed rendering for the renewal of a “New” Orleans. Oh, to look at the world around us, with the eyes of a child!

]]> By: Inhabitat » Blog Archive » MVRDV’s PIG CITYhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/04/04/newer-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 Inhabitat » Blog Archive » MVRDV’s PIG CITY Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:50:14 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=679#comment-1886 [...] MVDRV is best known for their playful rethinking of traditional architecture tropes. We recently featured one of their proposals for the redevelopment of New Orleans, and there is a ton of good stuff hidden on their flashy flash website. Check it out > [...] [...] MVDRV is best known for their playful rethinking of traditional architecture tropes. We recently featured one of their proposals for the redevelopment of New Orleans, and there is a ton of good stuff hidden on their flashy flash website. Check it out > [...]

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