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New Orleans Master Planner Interviewed

Posted by: David Gest

24 February 2006 - 11:00am

Architectural Record interviews John Beckman, principal with Wallace Roberts & Todd, and prominent planner for the Bring Back New Orleans Commission.

"Last month, John Beckman, principal with Philadelphia firm Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT), presented a master plan for rebuilding New Orleans. WRT was asked to devise a plan for the urban planning committee of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission (BNOBC), Mayor C. Ray Nagin's team of professionals quickly formed to address the city’s woes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina."

Full Story: An Interview with New Orleans' Master Planner
Source: Architectural Record, February 22, 2006
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