Design and Architecture
The Future of Grand Avenue, the Legacy of Pierre Koenig
On April 7, four developer and architectural teams will submit proposals for making Grand Avenue a hub for Los Angeles. But can even the brightest design minds revitalize a lifeless street in an under-used downtown? Frances Anderton speaks with developer Eli Broad and two competing architects about their visions for Grand Avenue. Also a tribute to Pierre Koenig from fellow architect Craig Hodgetts. (Click on the link below for additional information about today's guests.)
By Frances Anderton • • 30m ListenThe architecture of the late Pierre Koenig Today's guests are: Craig Hodgetts is a partner at Hodgetts + Fung, architects of many projects including, the current redesign of the Hollywood Bowl and the 1989 Case Study Housing show at MOCA.
Eli Broad is chairman of AIG SunAmerica, founder of the Broad Foundations, which focuses on education, art and civic issues, and co-chair of the Grand Avenue Review Committee.
Architect Jon Jerde is founder of Jerde Partnership International, which has designed urban entertainment destinations worldwide, including Citywalk at Universal City and Horton Plaza in San Diego. He is the lead architect in the team for developer J.H. Snyder Company. (Other team members include Johnson Fain and Rios Clementi Hale Studios.)
Craig Webb is a design partner at Gehry Partners, architects of the Walt Disney Concert Hall and now lead architect in the Weintraub Financial Services team. Other team members include: Zaha Hadid, Harry Cobb, Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, Daly Genik, Laurie Olin, Greg Lynn.