Noticing Design/Recognizing Failure in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

If good design strives to be invisible, then the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a warning to act on the visible flaws in design before they erupt. Knowing that poverty, poor race relations, and more existed in New Orleans before the disaster was to see the flaws in a larger social design.

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Published inSpace and culture Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 28 - 30
Main Author Brabham, Daren C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2006
Subjects
Architecture
Cultural studies
Design
Hurricane Katrina
Louisiana
Natural Disasters
New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Racial Relations
U.S.A
Urban planning
Urban studies
New Orleans
Bruce Mau
Hurricane Katrina
design
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Summary:If good design strives to be invisible, then the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a warning to act on the visible flaws in design before they erupt. Knowing that poverty, poor race relations, and more existed in New Orleans before the disaster was to see the flaws in a larger social design.
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ISSN:1206-3312
1552-8308
DOI:10.1177/1206331205283675