WATER BLOCK Wants to Give Local People Control of Their Cities

“Hurricane Katrina was the most damaging storm in US history. Yet few have as close a relationship with the city and its recovery as designer Atianna Cordova, the founder and head of innovative urban design studio WATER BLOCK.

Back in 2005, Cordova was a young kid with a passion for “making art, building things, dancing, and anything else hands on.” She was one of hundreds of thousands of people that were forced out of the city and relocated to neighbouring states.”

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