2009 AIA Honor Award in Regional & Urban Design

American Institute of Architects (National)

The American Institute of Architects honor awards for regional and urban design recognizes distinguished achievements involved in the expanding role of the architect in urban design, regional and city planning, and community development. Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan was amongst the six projects selected to receive the 2009 Institute Honor Award for Regional [...]

Orange County Great Park Design Team Earns 2009 American Institute of Architects Award for Regional and Urban Design

April 30, 2009 – SAN FRANCISCO, California – The Orange County Great Park Design Team was honored today at the American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) selected the Orange County Great Park Design Team to receive the 2009 Institute Honor Award for Regional [...]

2009 APA Focused Planning Issue Award

American Planning Association (National)

American Planning Association, APA, is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, advance the art and science of planning to meet the needs of people and society. The Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan stood [...]

Picture the Park!

April 25, 2009 (Saturday) 10:00 AM, at the Preview Park (Map) The Great Park is once again participating in this year’s Imagination Celebration, an annual spring festival of the arts for children, teenagers, and families, is presented by Arts Orange County and the Orange County Department of Education. Over 100 events and 29 Orange County cities [...]

Movie: Transformers

Movie on the Lawn

May 30, 2009 8:00 PM, on the Preview Park Lawn (Map) You’ve skated at the Great Park ice rink, danced the night away under the glow of the Great Park Balloon, now grab your blanket and beach chair and come to the Great Park Movie on the Lawn on Saturday, May 30th at 8:00 PM. [...]

Plans for Preview Park Move Forward

MARCH 13, 2008 – IRVINE, California – Today, the Orange County Great Park Board Corporation approved the addition of the Palm Court, a permanent visitors center known as the “Pod” and an outdoor performance garden known as the “Preview Park.” The Preview Park is a 27-acre mini park that will showcase elements of the future Great Park [...]

Great Park to Re-Plant its Roots

Great Park Conservancy Donates 5,000 Citrus Trees Part of Orange County Agricultural Heritage

February 26, 2009 – IRVINE, California – The Irvine City Council and Great Park Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept a generous donation of 5,000 Valencia Olinda Citrus Trees from the Great Park Conservancy. The Conservancy received the generous gift from Halvajian Desert Nursery in Thermal, California. The trees will ultimately be planted in the Orange County Great [...]

First Harvest at the Farm & Food Lab

The Great Park’s Farm & Food Lab received its first harvest this week! Second Harvest Food Bank received 1,000 pounds of our fresh, organic sugar snap peas. An additional 1,500 pounds are expected to be harvested over the next two weeks. An assortment of onions are anticipated for the Spring harvest and a diversity of [...]

Board Approves Comprehensive Park Design

February 19, 2009 – IRVINE, California – The Great Park Board today approved the Comprehensive Park Design presented by Master Designer Ken Smith and the Great Park Design Studio. Today’s approval of the Comprehensive Park Design moves the Great Park from the planning and design phase to the production phase. CEO Mike Ellzey also provided [...]

Great Park Launches Winter Programs with “Great Skate”

Anaheim Ducks to Participate in Opening Day Activities

February 13, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Get out your skates, mittens and jackets. The Great Park is gliding into its first ever 2009 Winter Program schedule beginning with the Great Skate at the temporary Great Park Ice Rink on Saturday, February 14th. In addition to ice skating, families can enjoy Valentine craft-making, and a figure [...]