Building skill in New Orleans  Educating after natural
disasters; training in traditional craftsmanship New Orleans has
one of the oldest and largest stocks of historic buildings and
unique building types in America, owing to a mix of cultures and
building traditions from Spain, France, England, Canada,
Ireland, Germany, Africa and Haiti. The “Rebuilding Communities”
Apprentice Programme grew out of a response by HRH The Prince of
Wales to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina on the
City’s renowned historic architecture.  A lack of traditional
building skills in the local population and a low quality of
rebuilding threatened New Orleans’ character. There arose the
need for a program geared to reviving the building crafts for
the rehabilitation of historic architecture, while generating
jobs and rebuilding community assets  In the six years since
Katrina there has been much debate and a recurring determination
for a more responsible and sustainable approach to the New
Orleans rebuilding.  Preservationi