Situated on Vancouver’s waterfront on one of the most unique civic building sites in North America, the world’s first LEED Platinum convention center is designed to bring together the complex ecology, vibrant local culture and urban environment, embellishing their interrelationships through architectural form and materiality. …Continue Reading
Conceived in 1999 by AEG as the heart of the international entertainment capital’s downtown revitalization, the $2.5B L.A. LIVE boasts 5 million sf of entertainment, hospitality and office amenities. L.A. LIVE’s economic success extends well beyond its boundaries as it also boasts an array of public benefits, including a one-acre plaza and an extensive community benefits program while stimulating additional private development into Los Angeles’ urban regeneration….Continue Reading
The mayors of Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, and Sacramento, plus 12 additional local land use leaders from these cities, have been selected as the 2010-2011 class of fellows for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use. …Continue Reading
Five outstanding developments have been selected as winners of the 2010 Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. The winners are: LA LIVE, Los Angeles; Miasteczko Wilanów, Warsaw, Poland; Rouse Hill Town Centre, Rouse Hill, Australia; The Southern Ridges, Singapore; and Thin Flats, Philadelphia….Continue Reading
Early findings from an upcoming survey being published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggest that the echo boomer generation, or Gen Y, holds a high view of the American Dream – despite the housing market collapse — with the majority of respondents expecting to own homes within five years….Continue Reading
Three grants have been awarded in the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) semi-annual funding of its Community Action Grants program. Through the program, the ULI Foundation Fund raises money to be distributed as grants to district councils or ULI members on behalf of nonprofit organizations for entrepreneurial programs that aim to improve urban growth in their communities….Continue Reading
After three years of dislocation and unprecedented loss, commercial real estate industry investors and professionals hint at hopeful signs of tempered commercial real estate market improvements, according to respondents of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2011 report, released today by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading
The real estate industry must accept its “proper share of the blame” in the series of missteps leading to the global economic recession and the housing and commercial property decline, according to Urban Land Institute (ULI) Chairman Jeremy Newsum….Continue Reading
In the midst of economic uncertainty, there are still some elements of certainty – such as demographic shifts, financial industry restructuring, global competitiveness, and sustainable building – that will guide real estate investment and reshape urban growth trends in the years ahead, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading
Retrofitting the nation’s existing commercial building stock is moving to the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S., and is broadly acknowledged as one of the least expensive ways to mitigate climate change, according to New Tools. New Rules., a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading