I.D.E.A. Partners and Lowe Enterprises are moving forward with the first new mixed-use project in the heart of I.D.E.A. District. This full city block, bounded by Park, 13th, E and F, will contain 100,000 square feet of creative office space, 138 highly-efficient residential units with multiple amenities, and a mix
Here is a video of comments made by I.D.E.A. Partner, Pete Garcia, at Biznow panel in San Diego. Highlights from the video include: “I.D.E.A. Partners principal Pete Garcia says what downtown needs is an 800-lb gorilla anchor tenant in the tech sector, which “will make a statement that downtown is
“We believe that designers should be part of the DNA of companies from the beginning and partner with business and technology cofounders to build great products, user experiences, and a culture of innovation for the long run.” This quote from the attached article perfectly captures the spirit of I.D.E.A. District.
Over the past couple of weeks, students from the NewSchool of Architecture and Design have been involved in a Design Competition for our “Liberation of the Park” project in East Village San Diego. Great designs and amazing work done by these students. Check out some of the pictures from the
This interview with David Kelley is from the 60 Minutes on Sunday January 6th. Kelley, is the co-founder of IDEO and founder of the d.School at Stanford. In this interview he talks about how the process of design thinking can lead to innovation breakthroughs. The video provides lots of great
We are very pleased to announce that I.D.E.A. Vision 2.0 is now up on our website. What convinced us that the we needed to update this vision? It has been 18 months since the release of the first Vision Document, and it is clear that our thinking, and the world,
Over the past few months the IDEA Collaborative has begun initiating a creative design process for the liberation of an innovative urban park in the heart of Downtown San Diego’s East Village. This location will be the center and jumping off point for the transformative new neighborhood known as the
I was in Denver last week for the ULI Annual Meeting. For the first time in many years, there was a sense of optimism about the future of real estate. My take is that people are sick of being gloomy and have begun to take the steps needed to move
I recently participated in a day-long conference in San Jose dedicated to creative place-making and entrepreneurship. Craig Watson, Director of the California Arts Council, assembled the panel which also included Kim Walesh, Director of Economic Development and Chief Strategist for the City of San Jose, and Jessica Cusick, Cultural Affairs
Last Wednesday I visited the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) Headquarters in Austin Texas. They were nominated for a ULI Global Excellence Award and as a jury member, I had the opportunity to tour the facility and interview the architect, Bob Harris from Lake/Flato Architects, and LAF’s CFO, Greg Lee. Bob
