Brad Pitt Rebuilds New Orleans

Maybe it's his friendship with Frank Gehry, or his passion for architecure -- or maybe it's the impending birth of his first child with Angelina Jolie. Whatever the reason, Brad Pitt is working towards rebuilding a crippled New Orleans.

Pitt and environmental organization Global Green USA are sponsoring the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans, a contest to find an Earth-friendly plan for housing and community centers in Hurricane Katrina ravaged neighborhoods.

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“This competition asks the question, 'Can this catastrophe be turned into opportunity?' Can we create for these neighborhoods and their families something even better than they had before?"

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Pitt, who will serve as chairman of the jury when the winner is selected in August, developed the contest with Global Green president Matt Petersen.

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