Architecture School

Meet the Tulane University architecture students who will submit designs for a low-income family home which they will build during the school year.

A design emerges as the winner.

Construction begins. Two new students, Ian and Alex, join the team, adding to the colorful and competitive cross-section of young builders.

Mardi Gras debauchery infuses the city for the entire month of February. Crime continues to complicate efforts to sell last year's house.

The S.I.P.s [Structurally Insulated Panels] arrive, and the construction can now forge ahead at high speed.

A pep talk from the project manager gives the students a bit of a lift. The next stage of construction begins.