A NIGHT TO MAKE IT RIGHT

Client: Brad Pitt and The Make It Right Foundation

Location: The Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, LA.

“A Night to Make It Right” was a fundraiser gala for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation hosted at the New Orleans Hyatt Regency. The star-studded event brought together 1,200 supporters to raise funds towards Make It Right’s goal of building 150 affordable, durable, and sustainable homes to rebuild New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

The event’s gala stage was designed as a fusion between the angular, overlapping lines that characterize the architecture of the MIR houses and the culturally significant aspect of the “front porch” with the stage deck stepping towards the audience. A physical set was built for the stage, inspired by the MIR architecture, with video content mapped to its surface, allowing for multiple aesthetics to be achieved during the event including the process of building MIR homes, the New Orleans city skyline, and the performer’s graphics.

The after-party stage design reflected the signature MIR look while creating an intimate club feel. The design was derived from line drawings of a MIR house and an abstraction of the house’s gable. Truss was used to create a freestanding structure that could hang lights from and to introduce the floating gable design.