UrbanBuild, City Center houses, New Orleans

We took the trolly car to meet Emily from the Tulane School of Architecture. She took us on a walking tour to see some of Tulane's recent student design-build projects and some other projects in the area.

Trolly Car
Faubourg Delassize Community Garden
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After our tour of some of Tulane's projects we decided to visit a nearby cemetery, but it was closed for Memorial Day. In New Orleans and a lot of the surrounding area the graves are all raised above ground because of the high water table. Next we began a long, hot walk through Audubon Park, then along the levee ending at The Camillia Grill.

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Hollygrove Growers Market & Farm With Pavilion

Hollygrove Growers Market is located at 8301 Olive St. in the heart of New Orleans. This neighborhood suffered a lot of damage after Hurricane Katrina and needs extensive re-development. This project is an idea about providing the local community with locally-grown, affordable fresh produce. As a result, certification programs in urban agriculture will be produced.
The Hollygrove Pavilion was constructed by students and faculty of Tulane University. The pavilion will stand as an example of environmentally conscious architecture.



A detail in the butterfly like roof that directs rainwater into a cistern for use in the training gardens. Although this was the intention, the collected water is not actually used for what ever reason. Instead water from the main line is used.






On the left hand side this photo you can see a deep green behind the plexi, that is where the cistern is held.

City Park Botanical Gardens

These first five photos are of the Green Pavilion by Tulane City Center in City Park's Botanical Gardens. The pavilion was built as a sustainable exhibition to showcase environmentally sensitive building strategies and technologies. The pavilion has a rainwater catching roof which drips down into a natural water filtration system. This water is then used to hydrate indigenous plants. The structure is also built from salvaged material.




A Japanese garden is also part of the Botanical Gardens.
This is another pavilion very close to the Green Pavilion, although we are not sure who constructed it.