GREEN ARK]> A FRESH AND INNOVATIVE PROPOSAL COMBINES SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES WITH CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE. THIS PROTOTYPE PROJECT OFFERS A SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES WERE DESTROYED BY KATRINA. REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS IS SEEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATING A NATIVE BORN MODERN STYLE ACHIEVING VERY HIGH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS... SITE MASSING COUNTERPOINTS AND REINFORCES THE CONTRAST OF A LARGE MASS AND SIX MINOR STRUCTURES WHERE OPEN SPACE ACTS AS A TRANSPARENT LINK THAT EXTENDS UNDER THE BUILDINGS. THE ENVELOPE OF THE BUILDING IS MADE OF RECYCLED BILLBOARD CANVAS RE-UTILIZED AS MOVABLE PANELS THAT SHADE AND PROTECT THE INNER FACADES. VOLUMES FLOAT OVER A GREEN LEVELED CARPET WHERE ELEVATED WALKWAYS CONNECT APARTMENTS AND HOUSES. NO HABITABLE SPACES TOUCH THE GROUND.