Design and Architecture
Three changing waterfronts in Southern California
Developers have big plans to make over older waterfronts in San Pedro, San Diego and Santa Barbara. It’s the next step in the urbanization of these cities. Old world-style fishing villages are out. In are coming designers Bjarke Ingels, James Corner and bigger commercial attractions. Their designs vary and so does public response. How will they affect the character and life of these coastal destinations?
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenPhoto: Diners sit outside the San Pedro Fish Market. The area is slated for a major renovation over the next two years. (Avishay Artsy)
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4 storiesA long-awaited makeover for San Pedro's Ports O'Call Village
A rendering of San Pedro Public Market Image courtesy LA Waterfront Alliance The redevelopment of Ports O' Call Village has been decades in the making. The village opened in 1963 with cobblestone streets, souvenir and gift shops and seafood restaurants. Now there are plans to change the New England-style seaside village into the modern steel…
Read the story12 minBig changes coming to San Diego's Seaport Village
San Diego's Seaport Village, as it currently looks.
Read the story7 minCan Santa Barbara's Funk Zone maintain its funky flavor?
A new development called La Entrada sits between Santa Barbara's waterfront, the Funk Zone neighborhood and the city's Amtrak station.
Read the story4 minAltaSea seeks to combine marine education, research and commerce
The Wharf Plaza, an Education Pavilion, and a park will be part of the Waterfront Promenade at AltaSea Courtesy of Gensler AltaSea is a 35-acre campus being built on a century-old wharf at the Port of Los Angeles. The $150 million expansion brings together marine research and education, workforce development, tourism and commerce around…
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