In Indonesia, this meant an improvement to livelihoods through training projects which were integrated with rebuilding.
In each case, he yanked his name off the projects, which were never completed.
He has spoken of reviving the massive public-works projects which were a hallmark of the old LDP.
But for the projects, which were created for the United States pavilion for the Ninth International Architecture Biennale in Venice, utility is beside the point.
Like the other Origins Projects, which were based on information culled from the archives of the Tenement Museum, "Ancestors' Breath" uses church documents as its guideline.
Salford's derelict quays area had become a dumping ground for Whitehall's pet projects, which were little more than expensive sops to provincial pride.
In fact, the 90 projects, which were intended to create 297 acres of fresh wetlands, resulted in only 187 acres of varying quality, according to the study.
The police bid for the money in two rounds: 60 special projects which were to develop innovative tactics; a further 186 which would use a more traditional approach.
The projects, which were devised by I.B.M.'s citizenship group and are being coordinated through nonprofit organizations, have all the trappings of corporate philanthropy.
He began investing in high-tech and nanotechnology projects, which were being pushed by the Kremlin in its drive to diversify the Russian economy.
"In a way these urban renewal projects which were presented as a remedy to earthquakes cause the same economic and social damage: the forced loss of a person's home, work, and social ties in a neighbourhood".
