Will Design and Architecture Help Haiti Rise Again?
Design and Architecture · KCRW
January 19, 201029m 30s
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Show Notes
<p>Haiti's catastrophe has killed thousands and destroyed Port-au-Prince, once a jewel in the Caribbean. We look at the architecture past, present and -- possibly -- future in Haiti's heart. Is there a design solution to the desperate need for low-cost housing in overpopulated cities? Can good design trump political mayhem? We hear from experts here and from Haiti: historian <strong>Patrick Sylvain</strong>, Architecture for Humanity's founder <strong>Cameron Sinclair</strong>, Global Green's <strong>Ted Bardacke</strong>, <strong>Alejandra Lillo</strong>, co-creator of Make It Right, and others.</p>