Vision Partners

City of Irvine

The City of Irvine is one of the nation’s largest planned urban communities, encompassing more than 65 square miles. Incorporated on December 28, 1971 under the general laws of the State of California, the City has three independent districts: library, educational and utility services. Other government services include: animal control; building and safety regulation and inspection; general administrative services; planning and zoning; police; public facility/capital improvement construction; recreation and cultural programs; refuse collection and recycling; street lighting; street maintenance; landscape maintenance and transportation management. (cityofirvine.org)

Great Park Design Studio

Led by master designer and landscape architect, Ken Smith, the Great Park Design Studio is comprised of a group of principal architects, designers, and engineers responsible for developing the master plan for the Orange County Great Park. Learn more about the Design Studio and its principals.

Great Park Neighborhoods

The Great Park Neighborhoods (previously known as “Heritage Fields”) will follow the master-planned tradition of the City of Irvine—the practice that has guided development and made the community so desirable. The Great Park Neighborhoods has been working closely with Irvine city leaders on the Great Park Implementation Plan, which is the overall master plan for this property.

Three distinct neighborhoods will bring a rich variety of housing, shops, restaurants, workplaces, educational institutions, parks, trails and outdoor activities within walking or biking distance from home. As the Great Park Neighborhoods are developed, they will provide the tax revenues to finance and build the great park — at no cost to current taxpayers.

This fall they plan to break ground on the first Neighborhood, which will combine a variety of retail, office and residential choices with educational institutions and lifelong learning opportunities — an exciting and innovative new concept. (greatparkneighborhoods.com)

Great Park Conservancy

The Great Park Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to generating and maintaining public and private support throughout Orange County and beyond for the development and operation of the Orange County Great Park. The Conservancy envisions the Great Park to be on of the world’s greatest metropolitan parks. (orangecountygreatpark.org)

Legacy Project

The Legacy Project is dedicated to producing comprehensive documentation of the shuttered El Toro Marine Corps Air Station and its transformation into one of the nation’s largest metropolitan parks. This non-profit documentary project, which began in April 2002, will continue over the next decade as the park is created and will employ photographs, video, and oral histories to provide a unique record of an extraordinary development in the history of Southern California. Group members include: Jerry Burchfield, Mark Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas McCulloh, and Clayton Spada. (legacyphotoproject.com)