* Tells the story of Orange County's metamorphosis from 93,000 acres of failing farmland into an iconic Southern California landscape of beaches and modernist architecture
* Draws on decades of archival research, interviews with key Irvine Company figures and family members, and the authors' own experience as Company employees
* Brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters responsible for Orange County's transformation, from the Irish immigrant turned prospector patriarch to an heiress who fought the company board and US government-and won
* Traces the roots of the environmental movement-and the aggressive development that inspired it-to the activities of the Irvine Company
* Ideal reading for developers, planners, architectural preservationists and historians, and anyone interested in the history of America's most famous county
H. Pike Oliver has worked on real estate development strategies and master-planned communities since the early 1970s, including nearly eight years at the Irvine Company. He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and resided in the City of Irvine for 15 years. As the founder and sole proprietor of URBANEXUS, Oliver works on advancing equitable and sustainable real estate development and natural lands management. He is also an affiliate instructor at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington. Earlier in his career, Oliver worked for public agencies including the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. Prior to relocating to Seattle in 2013, he taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in urban and regional studies. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association, and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.Oliver is a graduate of the urban studies and planning program at San Francisco State University and earned a master's degree in urban planning at UCLA.
C. Michael Stockstill received a degree in journalism from Humboldt State University in 1971. After a year as a legislative staff member in the California Assembly, he worked as a reporter and editor in Orange County before joining the Irvine Company in 1978. During his 13-year career there, he helped formulate and implement strategy for major planning and policy issues, including a multi-year effort to pass a half-cent sales tax for local transportation improvements. Stockstill also worked for the Transportation Corridor Agencies, which built the first toll roads in modern California history, CalOptima, Southern California Edison, and as a public affairs consultant. Stockstill moved to Irvine in 1975 and was active in local government, youth sports, and education while raising a family there. Now retired, he lives in Irvine. He has written for national magazines including Planning and Parks and Recreation.
Title: Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson, and the Big Plan (American Real Estate Society Book Series)
Author: Stockstill, C. Michael,Oliver, H. Pike
ISBN: 9781032127835
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-06-24
Number of Pages: 308
Weight: 0.5241 kg
