An attempt to design architectural solutions to the flood-prone areas of New Orleans

"New Orleans is the product of ongoing interaction between engineering intentions and the dynamic natural processes of the Mississippi Delta. The delta is a landscape in flux, and our engineering interventions haven’t stopped its fluctuation; instead, the forces of change have been redirected in ways that we didn’t expect"

Jane Wolff, director of landscape architecture at University of Toronto

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New Orleans 17th Ward Data Synthesis

   Infographic study of the demographics along the 17th street Canal in attempt to reveal the unseen relationship between distance from the surrounding water bodies, Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, and economic condition of the ward’s three neighborhoods, West End, Hollygrove, and West Carrolton.