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GRITtv: Rodney Leon: Mourning and Moving Forward in Haiti
Nearly a month ago, Haitian-American architect Rodney Leon was part of our panel discussion on a possible future for Haiti. The devastation from January's earthquake is beginning to be cleared, but the country still faces nearly unimaginable challenges in rebuilding. Rodney Leon joined Laura again in studio to tell us what's happened since the quake, which plans are moving forward, and what it will take to rebuild the country better and safer than before.
Email this pageGRITtv: Public Housing and the American Dream
To rethink public housing, one must rethink the idea of public. That's according to Reinhold Martin, Columbia professor of Architecture and author of "The Organizational Complex: Architecture, Media, and Corporate Space." Martin joined us in the studio for a fascinating discussion of public housing, urban and rural living, and the fact that many "public" provisions that do not carry a stigma.
