http://laist.com/2004/08/10/grand_development_downtown.php All comments for Grand Development Downtown en-us 2008 Donna Lethal Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss donnalethal@gmail.com donnalethal@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2004/08/10/grand_development_downtown.php#comment-143049 http://laist.com/2004/08/10/grand_development_downtown.php#comment-143049 Comments Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:09:14 -0800 <p>Related specializes in projects so big and so expensive very few other development groups will compete. They have quality vision on sites like this (I've met some of their people), but I agree with Joel Kotkin - how about downsizing the vision and spend the projected $300 million in public improvements on other more cost-effective ways to remake downtown...like maybe a true public park. You could buy quite a few parcels for pocket parks around downtown for that money. And landscaping. I like the Disney Hall, but do taxpayers need to pony up for politicians to have a nice neighborhood to work in?</p> http://laist.com/2004/08/10/grand_development_downtown.php#comment-143040 http://laist.com/2004/08/10/grand_development_downtown.php#comment-143040 Comments Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:09:05 -0800 <p>There was a great piece on Thom Mayne last year in Metropolis, focused on the transition from his past as a premier paper architect to the man responsible for some of the most interesting new architecture in LA (at the time he had recently finished work on Diamond Ranch High School). If I remember correctly, there is also some early info on the CalTrans District 7 Headquarters.</p>