News Archive

Take a Walk in the Great Park to Benefit the Arthritis Foundation

Great Park is location for 2009 Orange County Arthritis Walk®

May 13, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Take a walk in the Great Park to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.  The Orange County Great Park is the official site location for… Read More

Cirque du Soleil Makes Great Park Official Touring Site

May 12, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Larry Agran, Chairman of the Orange County Great Park, announced today that Cirque du Soleil has agreed to make the Great Park the official… Read More

2009 ASLA Professional Honor Award for General Design

American Society of Landscape Architects (National)

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), founded in 1899, is the national professional association representing landscape architects. ASLA has more than 18,000 members and 48 chapters, representing all 50… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More