In The News : 2004

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Best of California 2004 Awards: Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
Dec 1, 2004
Twenty-six projects have been selected as this year's cream of the crop. They range from a breathtaking bridge in Redding to a beautiful ballpark in San Diego. The awards were presented at ceremonies in San Francisco and Pasadena during the first week of this month.

Developer pushes big face-lift for downtown Santa Monica
Nov 19, 2004
The city's enclosed mall would be razed to make way for 'the next level' of mixed-use development by Roger Vincent

For Developers, China 'Wild East' Frontier
Oct 1, 2004
Cover Story: For Developers, China ‘Wild East’ Frontier of Opportunity and Risk For North American developers, finding a safe, prudent way to enter the booming Chinese market may be akin to learning how to leap onto the back of a moving truck. by Ed McKinley

Intellectual Capital
Oct 1, 2004
Powerful urban universities are reshaping metropolitan culture and character by Nancy Egan and Paul Nakazawa

Extreme Makeover
Sep 1, 2004
Extreme Makeover, Retail Traffic, September 2004.

Phoenix Rising
Sep 1, 2004
Retail developers strive to keep up with metro area’s rampant growth. There’s sure going to be a lot of consumer power barreling down Interstate 10 by 2030 or thereabouts, given the growth projections for the Greater Phoenix metro area. by Steve McLinden

The Doyen of Design
Sep 1, 2004
Considered the most influential retail designer of his era by many observers, Jon Jerde's work is seen and experienced by nearly 675 million people a year. by David Koch

Architects Focus on Place & Space
Aug 12, 2004
For architects Rick Poulos and Tammy McKerrow, home and work life are woven together in more ways than one. The couple has been collaborating at the tightly-knit Jerde Partnership architectural firm for over a decade now, applying the vision of Jon Jerde to projects abroad, within the United States, and right here in the Palisades, where they've lived for 10 years. by Alyson Sena

University City Science Center Seeks Face-lift
Aug 9, 2004
It has helped to create 350 companies, but is largely unknown in Philadelphia. Plans are under way to change that situation. by Henry J. Holcomb

Xentury City again looks to develop prime Osceola site
Aug 6, 2004
Saudi-backed developer retains high-profile design firm to jump-start plans. by Bob Mervine

Xentury City hires internationally known architect Jerde
Aug 2, 2004
Xentury City Development Co., issues a press release announcing the hiring of The Jerde Partnership

Deal is reached to buy rail site
Jul 22, 2004
Developer finally gains agreement with UP on 240 acres downtown. by Mary Lynne Vellinga

Tackling Blocks in Ontario
Jul 21, 2004
City officials are in negotiations with Los Angeles developer J.H. Snyder Company on the creation of a $200 million mixed-use district in the heart of Ontario, California's civic center.

Surprises on menu in Coke museum
Jun 22, 2004
The company's new attraction will be more interactive, theatrical by Maria Saporta

Langham Place offices to roll out next month
Jun 18, 2004
Great Eagle Holdings plans to launch the office component of its HK$11-billion Langham Place complex in Mong Kok next month with monthly rentals at more than HK$10 per square foot. by Raymond Wang

Planned lifestyle center to span 700 acres on city's NW side
May 30, 2004
Atlanta-based Thomas Enterprises Inc. has done a few things recently that industry observers say will increase both the size and scope of its first Texas project, called the North Rim. by Tricia Lynn Silva

Big boxes building up as squeeze for space hits sector
May 10, 2004
Big box retailers ore throwing their formulas out the window when they build stores in the Los Angeles region. by Andy Fixmer

The Great Mall of China
Apr 26, 2004
Jon Jerde may be the world's most innovative and eccentric designer of retail spaces. But changing the way China shops is proving tougher than he'd dreamed.

Bunkum Hill
Apr 16, 2004
Over the past 50 years, the city has tried repeatedly to turn Grand Avenue into the living, breathing heart of downtown, and has failed miserably. Now, a public-private group led by Eli Broad is trying again — with the emphasis on private. by Greg Goldin

Thinking big
Feb 28, 2004
Thinking big: Railyard developers want to turn old workshops into a vibrant center of modern urban life by Mary Lynne Vellinga

Let the Show Begin
Jan 19, 2004
Grand Avenue competition will find high-profile developers jockeying for the limelight by Sam Hall Kaplan