Committee To Rebuild New Orleans Gains Leaders

The Bring New Orleans Back Commission has named designers and architects to chair committees that will oversee the dispersion of funds and the redevelopment of New Orleans.

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November 21, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"Mayor Ray Nagin...appointed Joseph Canizaro, a local real estate mogul who has developed more than $1 billion in projects, to lead the committee on land use. The mayor later named Reed Kroloff, dean at Tulane Universityâ€™s School of Architecture, and Ray Manning, AIA, a local architect, to co-chair the subcommittee on urban design. Peter Trapolin, AIA, another local architect, has been chosen to chair the subcommittee on preservation. And, the commission has appointed Philadelphia-based Wallace, Roberts & Todd to devise a temporary master plan for rebuilding the city."

FULL STORY: New Orleans Rebuilding Leadership Beginning to Take Shape

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 in Architectural Record

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