Brad Pitt has a longstanding passion for architecture – and now he's putting it to good use by helping New Orleans as the city rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina.
Pitt and the 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 neighborhoods ravaged by Katrina.
"This competition asks the question, can this catastrophe be turned into opportunity?" Pitt said in a statement. "Can we create for these neighborhoods and its families something even better than they had before? We encourage anyone with an idea to get involved."
The actor along with Global Green president Matt Petersen came up with the idea for the contest at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City last fall.
Although Pitt, 42, is currently in Namibia – and awaiting the birth of his first child – with Angelina Jolie, 30, and kids Maddox, 4, and Zahara, 1, he will serve as chairman of the jury when the winner is selected in August.
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Morgan Freeman have also been involved in Global Green's efforts to rebuild New Orleans.
Source: PEOPLE
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