Reinventing the Crescent

At a time when many New Orleanians' only concern with planning is wondering how it can help their flood-ravaged neighborhoods get back to something like normal, some of the world's best-known architects want to get involved in a visionary planning exercise along the city's riverfront.

Nine teams of architects and planners from New Orleans and cities around the world responded to a recent invitation to help plan the redevelopment of a 4.1-mile stretch of publicly owned land along the east bank riverfront.

Among them were at least two winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered the highest international honor in the field, and architects from London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Mexico City, Edinburgh and other cities.

from the Times Picayune