PANORAMA CITY 'VILLAGE' PLAN TO BE HONORED LAYOUT A HIT WITH ARCHITECTS.Byline: James Nash Staff Writer A plan to revitalize Panorama City with lush courtyards, an outdoor stage and a new shopping arcade will be honored today by a statewide architectural organization. The California Council 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 is honoring the plan to remake a half-square-mile corridor along Van Nuys Boulevard with its president's award The President's Award may mean:
The plan was developed by a volunteer team of architects and planners and sponsored by the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Team members said they hope the award will kick-start plans to redevelop a partially blighted area along Van Nuys Boulevard, between the Southern Pacific railroad "Southern Pacific" redirects here. For the country-rock band, see Southern Pacific (band) The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad. tracks and Parthenia Street. ``(The award) could have been in Sacramento, it could have been in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , but they saw that at the state level, it was the plan for Panorama City that was the best,'' said Sherman Oaks architect Jerry Pollak, who headed the committee that developed the plan. ``When something looks good and is meaningful in terms of building relationships in the community, people want to invest,'' Pollak said. ``I've been inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with developers calling me.'' While members of the architectural team say their plans have spurred interest in Panorama City, there are few visible signs of change so far. A Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. high school is under construction, and team members are trying to lure a Los Angeles County government building. Since releasing their proposal in October, members of the architectural team have been pitching their ideas to politicians, business leaders and area residents. They bill the plan as an ``urban village'' in a cradle of Valley suburbia that would encourage people to walk to transportation hubs, stores, offices and a school. Panorama City architect J. Paul Lindblad, a member of the volunteer team, said the award won't necessarily speed progress on the physical redevelopment of the area. ``The award does lend some credibility to the principles and findings we made,'' he said. ``The existing property owners have understood that this is a community on the move.'' James Nash, (213) 978-0390 james.nash(at)dailynews.com |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion