Brad Pitt Does More Than Shop

It’s been easy to pick on Brad Pitt and his shopping extravaganzas (see “Brad Pitt Goes Shopping” and “Brad Pitt Goes Shopping Again”), but he’s also been up to some good. His “Make It Right” Foundation has commisioned 150 affordable houses to be built in New Orleans. 15 have been built so far, and here’s a look at two of them:

Brad Pitt Houses

Brad Pitt Houses

 

The houses are colorful, flood-resistant, and cost around $175,000 each. That’s about the total of Brad Pitt’s last furniture purchase, but hey, this helps balance things out, right? Besides, high-end furniture designers have to eat, too.

Read the whole story at: 

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/travel/29cultured.html?ex=1275368400&en=48d11c29a2a96008&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=TR-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M126-ROS-1209-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click

It’s pretty cool.

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Author:Barbara
Date: Monday, 14. December 2009 8:45
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