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Local architect Lonnie Hewitt, Jr. of Hewitt-Washington & Associates reviews the key components of Pontilly’s rebuilding plan. Mr. Hewitt led the neighborhood charrettes and helped create what is called the “Lambert Plan” – the plan from which the Design Weekend built its platform. |
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Professor Jin Lee (center) of Southern University School of Architecture in Baton Rouge leads his team in redesigning the golf course to hold more water during heavy rainfalls and flood events. |
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(From left to right) Tulane University architectural historian Carol Reese, landscape architect Mia Lehrer, and University of Virginia professors Beth Meyer and Bill Morrish address neighborhood development in terms of time and scale. |
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Professor Archie Tiner of Southern School of Architecture (center left) and Professor Eean McNaughton of Tulane School of Architecture (center right) address topography in relation to housing in Pontilly. |
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Jane Wolff, landscape designer and assistant professor at the Sam Fox School of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis, leads the Design Weekend. Ms. Wolff began her career in the San Francisco Bay Area, where her project experience ranged from private gardens to urban design guidelines for the Main Post of the Presidio of San Francisco. Before her appointment at Washington University, she taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts and at Ohio State University's Knowlton School of Architecture. She is the author of Delta Primer, a book designed to educate diverse audiences about the contested landscape of the California Delta. |
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Longue Vue Garden Committee member Marianne Mumford (center left) discusses native plants and water uptake with the Home Garden Team. |
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An advisory group of Pontilly residents participated throughout the Design Weekend to provide ongoing feedback and guidance. Pontilly residents Alana Miller (center left) and Gaynell Lawrence (center right) advise the Housing Team during a review of their work. |
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Gentilly Woods residents Calvin and Conception Tregre provide feedback after student presentations. |
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