 Photographs of Storefront Churches Displayed at the National Building Museum
Photographer Camilo José Vergara’s exhibit Storefront Churches: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., till November 29. In his photographs, Vergara, born in Chile, documents inner-city structures—many of which are decidedly secular—that have been converted into places of worship. 
 Architecture Problem Solving Pairs Two Post-Katrina Needs in One
On this the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina it is fitting to look back on how architectural problem solving can turn even a seemingly small project into a huge improvement in a community’s quality of life. In this instance, architecture design students at Parsons the New School for Design held a workshop in 2006 in DeLisle, Miss., that resulted in the design and construction of InfoWash, a 2,000-square-foot facility that provided both a 24-hour laundromat and a community center. (New York-based SHoP Architects served as architect of record.) The concept was born due to the number of homes without washing machines, a result of Katrina’s devastation.
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