Class A Urban Village Cores from Scratch: The Growing Trend

  • December 22, 1989
  • • Written by: Christopher B. Leinberger

Fall/Winter 1989, Vol 14, No 2

Abstract: In the past two decades dozens of Class A urban village cores have appeared across the nation. In this article, the author focuses on a new trend where Class A cores are being built from scratch, according to master plans, at the outskirts of several metropolitan areas. Cited are Tysons Corner in northern Virginia; Perimeter Center, north of Atlanta and Costa Mesa/Irvine/Newport Beach, south of Los Angeles.