An Interview With Tulane's Architecture Dean About New Orleans

Reed Kroloff, the head of Tulane's architecture program talks about rebuilding the Big Easy, and how to preserve the city's 'fine grain'.

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September 17, 2005, 1:00 PM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"Since Hurricane Katrina, there have been promises that New Orleans will be rebuilt. But those plans will also likely include a redesigned New Orleans. Reed Kroloff, dean of Tulane's architecture program, says the city's "fine grain" must be preserved. Sociologist George Wooddell shares his pessimism that the population will return. Landscape architect Walter Hood, a University of California-Berkeley professor, says New Orleans must become a denser, more integrated city, both in race and class."

[Editor's note: The interview is available on the NPR website as streaming audio.]

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 in National Public Radio

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