In The News : 2007

Santa Monica Place Redevelopment Wins Full Approvals
Dec 20, 2007
Macerich® today announced completion of the entitlement process for its much-anticipated Santa Monica Place redevelopment, which will transform the enclosed traditional mall into a modern, open-air retail and dining destination in the heart of vibrant downtown Santa Monica.

Inside Istanbul
Oct 19, 2007
The old saw that Istanbul is the bridge between Europe and Asia is technically true—the Bosporus Strait parts Istanbul into a European side and an Asian side—but doesn’t go far into explaining its uniquely Turkish nature. Ever since people began building in the area around 5,500 BC, it has been a place of constant tumult. With each new empire it was the capital for the Romans, the Byzantines, and the Ottomans—palaces and churches were razed and rebuilt to honor the latest despot. Civilizations came and went. It was named and renamed.

Palms Paradise: M. J. Dean Builds $600 million Palms Place
Aug 16, 2007
Palms Place, an ultra-posh new condo-hotel, is taking shape a few blocks west of the Las Vegas Strip. The $600 million, 599-unit skyscraper marks the third tower at the Palms Casino Resort at Flamingo Road and Arville Street

Taking their concept to the next level
Aug 16, 2007
INSPIRED by such highly-successful developments such as South of Market at the Fort in Taguig City, Grand Soho Makati and Canyon Ranch in Carmona, Cavite, Century Properties is embarking anew on another evolutionary development that takes the firm's fully fitted, fully furnished and fully serviced concept to the next level.

Virtual Way to Go Green
Aug 16, 2007
NATURE’S refreshing elements are hardly seen in limited confines of a residential high-rise. But how does one infuse the stimulating essentials of natural world in the limited space of a condominium?

ID Magazine's Design of the Year Award
Jul 3, 2007
in July of 1985, the Jerde Partnership received the Best Design in America Award from ID (Magazine of International Design) for its design of the 1984 Summer Olympics, describing it as a "design of incredible flair and innovation, one that will have a lasting impact on environmental design for years to come."

International Jury now announced and Entries Invited!
Jun 18, 2007
David Rogers, Partner and Director of Design, has been selected as one of the International jurors for the EG Retail and Future Project Awards 2007.

The Landmark Theatre has your living room in its sites
Jun 1, 2007
The new venue in Los Angeles brings the comforts of home to the movie theater. by Christopher Hawthorne

Massive project planned
May 26, 2007
Woodfield Crossing proposal calls for hotel, offices, condos, and 5,000-seat theater by Cory Schouten

More Pop for Corporate Museums
May 21, 2007
Coke's Exhibit Leads Trend Of Bigger, Flashier, Costlier by Betsy McKay

Large-scale Lifestyle Center Approaches Completion in Japan
May 3, 2007
Second phase of acclaimed Namba Parks opened in April. A 46-story residential tower will open in the Fall. by Mairi Beautyman

Paradise in the Palms: New Palms Place Grows Skyward In Vegas
May 1, 2007
Contractor M.J. Dean Construction is building the third tower at the Palms Casino Resort. The $350 million, 50-story concrete tower will provide almost 600 units for residences which can be rented out as hotel rooms to guests. by Tony Illia

Power to the People
May 1, 2007
Editor-in-Chief Ned Cramer on the AIA Survey of America's favorite architecture

Jon Jerde redefines the urban experience
Apr 22, 2007
Pei and Jerde have been commissioned by the visionaries behind Century Properties, the largest privately owned property company here, to design two of the country’s evolutionary real estate developments. by Chino Leyco

New World of Coke goes green
Apr 17, 2007
The new World of Coca-Cola — the Atlanta-based company's downtown attraction — is being built to environmentally-friendly or "green" standards by Leon Stafford

In the Eye of the Beholder
Feb 7, 2007
It's a question that has divided architects for centuries: What makes a great building? A survey of Americans' favorite architecture could be seen as an indictment of contemporary architecture.