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BIG-designed observation tower could include a vertical aquarium

7/25/19 – Could this 500 foot, Bjarle Ingels-designed observation tower rise in San Diego? The tower would be part of the $2.4 billion Seaport San Diego project. HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION | DAVID MALONE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR A new 500-foot observation tower from Bjarke Ingels Group could grace San Diego’s waterfront Central Embarcadero in the near future… if... read more

Attractions Management

Vertical aquarium could be an iconic addition to San Diego waterfront

7/23/19 – Vertical aquarium could be an iconic addition to San Diego waterfront Attractions Management By Andy Knaggs A 170,000sq ft (51,816sq m) vertical aquarium is one of the ideas being considered for a proposed 500ft-high (152m) observation tower at the centre of a development project on the California coast at San Diego. Seaport San... read more

San Diego Union-Tribune

Seaport San Diego tower is like nothing else on California’s coast.

7/22/19 – Seaport San Diego tower is like nothing else on California’s coast. That’s the problem The San Diego Union Tribune By Jennifer Van Grove A proposed observation tower at the edge of Pacific Highway is a polarizing symbol of change that could make or break the larger, $2.4 billion redevelopment effort planned for downtown’s... read more

San Diego Business Journal

Refugee Camp to Gafcon Role

6/2/19 – Building: From Refugee Camp to Gafcon Role, He Embraces Challenges San Diego Business Journal By Ray Huard Seaport Part of Builder’s Amazing Journey Canh Tran knew he wanted a career in construction from the time when a seventh-grade teacher told him he’d done a good job on a drafting project. “I was drawing... read more

Construction Dive

BIM concept prevents duplicate efforts on complex projects

05/08/19 – BIM concept prevents duplicate efforts on complex projects AUTHOR: Kathleen Brown Applying BIM to outdated processes could be a cure that’s worse than the disease. As much as 40% of project data can be lost in the handoffs of modeling from design to contractors to subcontractors to owners, San Diego-based construction management firm... read more

San Diego Business Journal

Sea Change Being Planned

Plans for the $1.2 billion redevelopment of Seaport Village on the downtown San Diego waterfront will be firmed up in 2019.

Oracle Webcast

A Tale of Two Cities

11/08/18 – ORACLE: Construction and Engineering Listen to the Oracle webinar: A Tale of Two Cities - Leveraging Technology to Successfully Manage Megaprojects. Discover how transformational projects can be used as a building block for creating a smart city. Presented by: Yehudi "Gaf" Gaffen, CEO of Protea Waterfront Development & Gafcon, Inc. Gaf shares: An... read more

NBC 7 San Diego

Seaport on NBC 7 San Diego

11/06/18 – NBC 7 San Diego: Billion Dollar Facelift Would Change San Diego's Bayfront SEAPORT VILLAGE WOULD BE RAZED, REBUILT AND EXPANDED, IF PORT COMMISSIONERS APPROVE By Paul Krueger A stunning makeover is in the works for San Diego's downtown waterfront.The proposed $1.6 billion project would replace Seaport Village, a popular but aging collection of... read more

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Big Changes to Seaport

11/4/18 – SD Union: Big changes to Seaport Village plan By Jennifer Van Grove San Diegans would be forgiven, perhaps even applauded, for avoiding Seaport Village. Aside from the view, the 38 year-old waterfront property’s best pitch to consumers involves chain restaurants and trinket shops, seemingly only securing the approbation of cruise ship patrons and... read more

inewsource

Seaport/Fisherman Reach Deal

10/23/18 – Inewsource: Seaport developer, fishermen reach deal to help save San Diego’s storied fishing industry by Brad Racino After years of negotiations, San Diego’s fishermen and a local developer have signed an agreement to recapture a lost piece of the city’s history – a thriving commercial fishing trade that once employed thousands of people... read more

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