Professor Elizabeth English (right) shows where an amphibious home would separate from its slab. She also consulted on the design for the Make It Right Foundation’s amphibious on Tennessee Street in the Lower Ninth Ward (above). *Photos by BRETT SCHWEINBERG

Professor Elizabeth English (right) shows where an amphibious home would separate from its slab. She also consulted on the design for the Make It Right Foundation’s amphibious on Tennessee Street in the Lower Ninth Ward (above). *Photos by BRETT SCHWEINBERG Professor Elizabeth English (right) shows where an amphibious home would separate from its slab. She also consulted on the design for the Make It Right Foundation’s amphibious on Tennessee Street in the Lower Ninth Ward (above). *Photos by BRETT SCHWEINBERG