# Charitable Duplexes Frank Gehry's 'Make It Right' Designs Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims By Christina Butty | Published 2009-07-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frank-gehry-hurricane-katrina References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/02/duplex-by-frank-gehry-for-make-it-right/) This Frank Gehry Duplex was created for Make It Right, Brad Pitt's charity that helps victims of hurricane Katrina. Gehry is just one of 14 [local and international architects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lindal-imagine-series) who participated in creating homes for the Make It Right project. Each of the Make It Right homes were created to address common problems in homes. **Implications** - Architecture that succeeds on both a technical and socially conscious level definitely stands out in a consumer's mind. In addition to providing a valuable place for victims of disasters to live, designs such as Frank Gehry's also succeed at pushing boundaries for sturdy, safe and [cost-effective architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/climateresilient-homes)--something that is definitely a must for initiatives seeking to help afflicted communities recover from disasters. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.5/10 - Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Charitable Architecture:** The trend of designing buildings that serve a social purpose while being innovative and pushing boundaries. - **Disaster Relief Architecture:** The trend of creating safe, sturdy, and cost-effective buildings for those affected by natural calamities. - **Collaborative Design:** The trend of involving multiple architects and designers in a project to create innovative and socially impactful designs. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture:** Architects can collaborate and come up with socially impactful designs that cater to disaster relief projects and push boundaries for cost-effectiveness and sturdiness. - **Non-profit:** Charitable organizations can use innovative architecture as a means to aid natural disaster relief and provide safe and affordable housing for affected communities. - **Construction:** The construction industry can support the development of safe, innovative, and cost-effective designs for the disaster relief sector. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Disaster-Ready Housing Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/essential-homes.md) - [Duplex-Appearing Home Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duplex-house.md) - [Affordable Social Housing Campuses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-atrium-at-sumner-houses.md) - [Architectural Luxury Handbags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-x-frank-gehry.md) - [Accelerated Modular Housing Construction](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dabid-baker-architects.md) - [Contemporary Rental Housing Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-canopy.md) - [Sculptural Facade Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fractal-facade-house.md) - [Alternative Housing Co-Living Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bay-state-cohousing.md) - [Creative Work-Encouraging Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silver-lining-house.md)