San Diego: On the waterfront

In San Diego, a debate between the mayor and a powerful local developer is dividing opinion about whether and how the city’s waterfront should be redeveloped. Mayor Jerry Sanders has long advocated an expansion of the city’s waterfront convention center that would open the structure to views of the water and a series of connected public spaces. According to Seattle Crosscut’s Mark Hinshow, Sanders’s vision clashes with that of “the ebullient and prickly hotel developer Doug Manchester,” who wants to build a new stadium for the San Diego Chargers football...

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Published By: Architect Magazine - Wednesday, 22 February