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UCLA Grand Challenges
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Haiti had difficulties prior to the earthquake, but the sheer scale of destruction and rawness of the January 2010 earthquake left it in a heightened state of devastation and urgent emergency needs. The influx of international aid delivered to the country in following months is widely thought to have been well-intentioned, but poorly managed. What happened in post-disaster Haiti? Read more>>
PAST PROJECTS:
In 2008, a partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Make it Right Foundation resulted in the Float House, an innovative home typology for residents of flood-prone areas that is able to safely rise with waters during a flood. Read more>>
From 2006 to 2007, the Now Institute acted as consultant and advisor to the City of Madrid in an investigation on the Spanish new town model. The generic new town plan was analyzed for opportunities to inject specificity, diversity and identity for future residents. Read more>>
L.A. Now Volumes I - IV: 2002-2005
In 2002, the L.A. Now series was launched as a collaborative effort between the Now Institute, UCLA and Rand to investigate, grasp and define what Los Angeles — as a city, a concept, an experience — really is. Four volumes produced in four years were received with much acclaim, eventually earning the prestigious Progressive Architecture Award in 2006. Read more>>
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