Johnson Fain Speeds Ahead with Commission to Master Plan Key Transit and Business Area in Culver City.CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Calif. -- The award-winning urban design and planning team at Johnson Fain fain adv. 1. Happily; gladly: "I would fain improve every opportunity to wonder and worship, as a sunflower welcomes the light" Henry David Thoreau. 2. has been selected by the City of Culver City and the Culver City Redevelopment Agency to develop a Specific Plan for the area surrounding the Exposition Line Light Rail Station. Led by William H. Fain, Jr., FAIA FAIA Florida Association of Insurance Agents FAIA Food Additives and Ingredients Association (Kent, UK) FAIA Fellow, American Institute of Architects (honorary position) , Johnson Fain's Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, the proposed plan will be a mixed-use district with urban design and land use standards which will shape future development of Culver City's Washington/National Transit Area. "This area is destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to make a considerable contribution to the future identity of Culver City, building upon the fine progress the city has made in revitalizing its downtown over the last few years," said Fain, who is also the current president of the L.A. chapter of the American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Organized in 1857, the Institute conducts various activities and programs to support the profession and enhance its public image, including periodically awarding the AIA (AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture ). "Culver City is becoming a hot new location for the younger generation with many fine restaurants and some of the most affordable housing stock in the region." The Washington/National Transit Station will connect Culver City to Downtown L.A. and eventually to L.A.'s beach communities, once the line is extended. Additionally, Johnson Fain is working with the city on conceptual designs for the Culver City Town Plaza, located adjacent to the historic Culver Hotel and Main Street. Just eight miles west of Downtown L.A. and six miles north of Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , Culver City is strategically located near the busy interchange of the Santa Monica (I-10) and San Diego (I-405) Freeways. An incorporated charter city since 1917, Culver City has a population of approximately 40,000 within five square miles. The city is home to Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Culver Studios and the Kirk Douglas Theater. Johnson Fain is currently involved in a number of transit-oriented projects throughout California including the Fullerton Transportation Center, a multimodal Two or more modes of operation. The term is used to refer to a myriad of functions and conditions in which two or more different methods, processes or forms of delivery are used. On the Web, it refers to asking for something one way and receiving the answer another; for example requesting transit facility within a new urban mixed-use district at the heart of Orange County, and the new Ballpark Village in San Diego. Johnson Fain won a 2004 AIA Honors Award for its master plan for Mission Bay, the largest undeveloped site in San Francisco. The firm is master planner and architect for the 240-acre American Indian Cultural Center in Oklahoma City, which also recently won a 2005 AIA Design Award, and the five-block Capitol Area East End Complex in Sacramento. Fain has also led urban designs that won top honors in international competitions in four of China's leading cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu. More information about Johnson Fain can be found online at www.johnsonfain.com. |
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