utc facelift

no, i'm not talking about half of the patrons, but the mall itself. strangely, this la jolla mall has never had a makeover, and it was built in the 70's. look, i was born in the early 70's and could use some help, and i don't even live in la jolla, where you need to look good baby. maybe the dated look and limited store selection there is why many of the rich and beautiful can be seen at fashion valley instead.

they've been talking about this one for a few years now, and the renderings are strangely disappointing, actually. where are the condos that are mentioned in the video? will there be parking garages on the current large expanse of asphalt and then retail on top of that? in the video he mentions growing up, but not how many floors. i do see a second shopping level in the drawings, and apparently there will be dining on the roof. the couches in the new theaters sound pretty cool - time to start catching up to la on that one.

the large-scale solar panel installations and recycled water are good ideas. they claim they'll be able to power tens of thousands of homes on the grid with the energy generated from the former. they've certainly got the space for it, so let's hope that one comes true!

UPDATE: ok, i just saw the kithaus pics of centers they developed to facilitate customer input on the new mall. they look similar to what's in the renderings for the common areas. very clean and modern.