Katrina Cottage
Last week the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum awarded Marianne Cusato the first ever People’s Design Award for her work on The Katrina Cottage. With its peaked roof and front porch, the Katrina Cottage is designed to be a permanent, dignified alternative to the FEMA trailer. Kurt Andersen spoke with Cusato in New Orleans last spring.
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