U.S., Dutch Join Forces On Rebirth of New Orleans ; Forum Explores Recovery, Safety

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands A rebuilt New Orleans might contain dikes thick enough to double as parks and a futuristic zigzag-shaped building with hanging gardens to symbolize the city's rebirth after Hurricane Katrina.

These were among the ideas on display at a conference Thursday where dozens of architects, urban planners and scholars sketched out their post-hurricane recovery visions.

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U.S., Dutch Join Forces On Rebirth of New Orleans ; Forum Explores Recovery, Safety

Because of the similar engineering obstacles created by the low- lying Netherlands and the Louisiana delta, Tulane University and the Netherlands' Architectural Institute issued a joint ...

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