In The News : 2006

Cutting edge and vintage charm in Istanbul real estate
Dec 6, 2006
he new Kanyon apartments and the renovated Rizzo and Kamondo buildings by Susanne Fowler

A futuristic mall is new Turkish playground
Dec 4, 2006
ISTANBUL : It does not have quite the cachet of the Hagia Sofia or the Blue Mosque. And it was not on the itinerary of Pope Benedict XVI's visit last week to this city of domes, minarets and traffic jams. But the futuristic swoop of Kanyon's arresting architecture is a landmark in Istanbul's burgeoning consumerism. In a city that has become a hip destination for visitors and a magnet for its own country's population, this shopping center for the 21st century is Turkey's new playground.

NoHo project hits milestone
Nov 20, 2006
A residential phase of NoHo Commons is slated to be completed today. NoHo Commons is part of a "transit village" rising at the terminus of the Metro Red Line subway and the Orange Line busway. by Roger Vincent

Pinnacle Entertainment Names New Downtown St. Louis District
Nov 16, 2006
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) today announced a name for its downtown St. Louis project – Lumière Place(SM) Saint Louis. The name will adorn the Company's new casino and luxury hotel currently under construction, the adjacent Embassy Suites being refurbished, and an entirely new residential and entertainment district that the Company plans to develop in the surrounding area. Pinnacle retained The Jerde Partnership, a visionary architecture and urban planning firm, to assist with the master planning and creation of the district.

$100-Million Office park Is Planned for Hollywood
Oct 18, 2006
Moving to take advantage of Hollywood's growing office shortage, Los Angeles developer Jerry Snyder announced plans Tuesday to build a $100-million office park across from Hollywood Center Studios that is intended to cater to entertainment industry tenants. By Roger Vincent

New office complex set for H'wood
Oct 18, 2006
Real estate developer J.H Snyder Co. plans to build a $100 million office project in the center of Hollywood, aimed at attracting the entertainment industry. by Dave McNary

World Market Center breaks ground on third building
Sep 27, 2006
Will be largest building in WMC complex

In Japan, a Time Capsule of Modern Design
Sep 24, 2006
Perhaps nowhere in Japan was the fascination with Western architecture more pronounced than in Fukuoka...Nearly every time one of a core group of developers there broke ground, they hired a big gun of the architecture world. And so Fukuoka is now both a monument to Japan's prosperous "bubble" period, and one of the best places in the world to see the works of world-class contemporary architects side by side. by Tom Downey

Changing Skyline: Surprisingly worthy winners
Sep 22, 2006
This is the last in a series of critiques of the proposed city casino designs. by Inga Saffron

Cool Istanbul
Aug 27, 2006
The largest city in Turkey, and for centuries the confluence of East and West, is now just a budget flight away. Vanessa Able, editor of Time Out Istanbul, reveals the smartest places to stay, eat and party

Turkey's New Delights
Aug 15, 2006
With a new megamall, modern-art museum and bold plans for the future Istanbul is joining the 21st century by Tom Dyckhoff

Kanyon
Jul 1, 2006
"Live, work and play" could be the tagline for Kanyon, one of Europe's most innovative and exciting developments.

Architects criticise
Jun 8, 2006
Leading international architects and urban planners tell swissinfo why Switzerland should not build giant shopping malls on the outskirts of its cities. by Dale Bechtel

Hit a Wall? Try Planting It
May 11, 2006
The median size of new U.S. houses has grown 16% in the last 10 years, while the average lot has gotten smaller. What's a space-crunched green thumb to do? Borrow an idea from the pros and go vertical. by Craig Nakano

Warning: Graphic Content
Mar 20, 2006
Whether illegibly psychedelic or starkly simple, boomer graphics spoke volumes by Peter Plagens

The Long Awaited NoHo Commons Urban Village Breaks Ground
Mar 14, 2006
NoHo Commons is among the first neighborhoods in the Valley to be built around a mass transit terminal, creating a modern urban village. It is the first new major retail to be built in downtown North Hollywood in over 20 years. by Anna McWillie

Destination - real estate in Central and Eastern Europe
Mar 13, 2006
There is probably no other region in the world like Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that has been experiencing such a boom in demand and supply of property in the past few years... Jerde's Zlote Tarasy in Warsaw, Poland featured By Ivan Vatahov

Daring projects change Poland's face
Mar 9, 2006
From skyscrapers to unique shaped glass-roof shopping centers and old factories turned into multifunctional centers, several large-scale real estate projects make Poland the most attractive country for investment in Central and Eastern Europe. By Monica Bonea

Condo complex planned
Feb 2, 2006
A high-powered development team that includes the brother of Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn offered the first public look Wednesday at plans to build the city's two tallest buildings, one soaring 55 stories. by Dan Jergler