flexiblefullpage
billboard
interstitial1
catfish1
Currently Reading

$1 billion 'city within a city' development approved by Coachella, Calif., city council

$1 billion 'city within a city' development approved by Coachella, Calif., city council

It would include 7,800 homes, a retail center, office space, and nearly 350 acres of open space.


By BD+C Staff | December 27, 2013
city within a city diagram
city within a city diagram

The Coachella City Council approved a proposal to build La Entrada, a 2,200-acre city within a city. It would include 7,800 homes; a retail center with stores, office space, and businesses; nearly 350 acres of open space for playgrounds, parks and hiking trails; and potentially a new soccer-centric sports venue.

(http://voices.mydesert.com/2013/12/17/la-entrada-plan-clears-coachella-city-council-hurdle/)

 

Related Stories

Coronavirus | Mar 30, 2020

Learning from covid-19: Campuses are poised to help students be happier

Overcoming isolation isn’t just about the technological face to face, it is about finding meaningful connection and “togetherness”.

Education Facilities | Mar 3, 2020

Carisima Koenig, AIA, joins Perkins Eastman as Associate Higher Education Practice Leader

 Perkins Eastman as Associate Higher Education Practice Leader

Multifamily Housing | Feb 26, 2020

School districts in California are stepping in to provide affordable housing for faculty and staff

One high school district in Daly City has broken ground on 122-apartment building.

Architects | Feb 24, 2020

Design for educational equity

Can architecture not only shape lives, but contribute to a more equitable and just society for marginalized people?

Education Facilities | Dec 5, 2019

A new Atlanta-area STEM magnet school will feature a flexible modular design

The design firm Cooper Carry combined three of its practice studios to collaborate on this project.

Education Facilities | Nov 18, 2019

The modernization of a Portland, Ore., school addresses societal concerns

Bullying, unintended segregation, privacy, and gender neutrality all factored into the redesign and upgrading of Grant High School.

Education Facilities | Oct 31, 2019

South-West Middle School welcomes its first students

Ai3 Architects designed the project.

Education Facilities | Oct 29, 2019

Virginia is home to Bjarke Ingels’ first U.S. public school

The school encourages indoor-outdoor learning.

boombox1
boombox2
native1

More In Category


Adaptive Reuse

Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, centerpiece of innovation hub, opens

The recently opened Michigan Central Station in Detroit is the centerpiece of a 30-acre technology and cultural hub that will include development of urban transportation solutions. The six-year adaptive reuse project of the 640,000 sf historic station, created by the same architect as New York’s Grand Central Station, is the latest sign of a reinvigorating Detroit.



halfpage1

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021