https://sandiegotakingshape.com/A CAST-owned journal of San Diego's built environment.en-ushttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/architecture/modern-san-diego/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/architecture/modern-san-diego/Seventeen modern architecture stops across five San Diego regions, revisiting Darren Bradley’s 2020 Design Week tour with historical context, source notes and visiting cautions.ArchitectureFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/botanical-building/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/botanical-building/Read Balboa Park’s Botanical Building through its redwood lath, restored arcades and living collection, with a practical guide to looking beyond the postcard.ArchitectureFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/salk-institute/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/salk-institute/Explore Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute through its courtyard, adaptable laboratories and carefully handled materials, with official guidance for planning a visit.ArchitectureFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/santa-fe-depot/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/santa-fe-depot/Look beyond Santa Fe Depot’s tiled towers to its arcades, waiting room and railway history, then plan a downtown visit using the operator’s station information.ArchitectureFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/little-italy-public-realm/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/little-italy-public-realm/Read Little Italy through Piazza della Famiglia and Amici Park: seating, active edges and different kinds of shared space, beyond the restaurant itinerary.Public SpaceFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/geisel-library/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/geisel-library/Understand Geisel Library through William Pereira’s concrete structure, Gunnar Birkerts’ quieter addition and the practical demands of a working campus library.DesignFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/sunset-cliffs/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/sunset-cliffs/Read Sunset Cliffs as a coastal landscape, not an empty site: habitat, trails and erosion shape how public access should work along the western edge of Point Loma.Public SpaceFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/bankers-hill-balboa-park/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/bankers-hill-balboa-park/Explore Bankers Hill’s relationship with Balboa Park through its streets, canyons and varied buildings, with a clearly disclosed connection to Broderick.NeighborhoodsFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/golden-hill-neighborhood/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/journal/golden-hill-neighborhood/Read Golden Hill through its terraces, canyons and varied architecture, distinguishing the neighborhood from its planning area and disclosing ALÜM’s CAST connection.NeighborhoodsFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/east-village-green/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/east-village-green/A phased public park adds recreation rooms, outdoor play areas and gathering space to East Village. City pages describe both a broader park concept and a smaller initial construction area.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/seaport-san-diego/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/seaport-san-diego/Seaport San Diego is 1HWY1’s proposal for a mixed-use waterfront district, not a completed redevelopment or a construction-ready approval. The Port’s project page identifies environmental review as the current phase.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/manchester-pacific-gateway/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/manchester-pacific-gateway/The Manchester Pacific Gateway name covers a redevelopment history, not one new project to count alongside RaDD. Manchester’s hotel website promotes One Broadway Hotel & Plaza, while a 2020 announcement documents the Navy building’s completion and IQHQ’s acquisition of much of the site.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/navy-broadway-radd/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/navy-broadway-radd/This profile distinguishes the Navy’s replacement headquarters from IQHQ’s Research and Development District. They occupy different components of the former Navy Broadway redevelopment; RaDD’s owner now marks its lab, office and retail district as delivered.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/east-village-high-rise-pipeline/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/east-village-high-rise-pipeline/A neighborhood-wide collection of residential developments, not one tower or a single developer's master plan. The original article describes market-rate and affordable housing at different stages; individual permits, construction starts and completions must be checked separately.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/horton-plaza/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/horton-plaza/The former shopping mall's office-and-commercial conversion passed to its lender through foreclosure in August 2025. July 2026 reporting identifies concrete park, theater-access and permitting work, but does not establish that the whole campus has reopened.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/convention-center/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/convention-center/A funded repair program and a potential physical expansion are separate undertakings. A February 2026 City resolution allocates $21,402,788 for existing-building infrastructure; it does not authorize construction of a larger convention center.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/riverwalk-san-diego/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/riverwalk-san-diego/Hines and the Levi-Cushman family's phased redevelopment combines housing, shops, workplaces, river open space and a future trolley station. Construction financing and the market-rate restart date to October 2025, not 2026; the project team's April 2026 update reports continued work.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/midway-rising/https://sandiegotakingshape.com/development/midway-rising/The bonus entry concerns a proposed mixed-use replacement of the Sports Arena site, with an arena, housing, retail, dining and public space. September 2026 state legislation advanced the approval pathway, but the reviewed first-party material does not establish final City approval or construction commencement.DevelopmentFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT