Brad Pitt's latest magazine shoot places him on the front cover of the January issue of Architectural Digest.

And it's not Angelina Jolie or his latest film that the actor opens up about in the interview, instead he talks about building houses.

The Hollywood star says his Make It Right project is aiming to help rebuild 150 homes in New Orleans.

Brad - who has been on hand to help hurricane victims move into their new homes - has been working in the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.

"You have no idea what a high it is for me to see the delight on people's faces when they see how these homes work," he told Architectural Digest.

And Brad believes that it's not only American where he can make a difference.

"We've cracked something here...these houses redefine affordable housing. This is a proving ground for a bigger idea that could work globally," he says.

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