From the Ground Up - The Business of Building in the Age of Money

About the author

Douglas Frantz is an award-winning journalist with The Los Angeles times, where he is currently a national correspondent in the Washington Bureau. Prior to moving to the Times he was with the Chicago Tribune for nine years. He is the author of Levine & Co., Selling Out, and, most recently, A Full Service Bank.

Summary

Describes Rincon in detail, from the day the brainstorm to bid on the land took shape in the mind of a Perini Co executive until its champagne-soaked opening party. This book focuses on what it takes to build a tiny, self-contained city.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Frantz, Frantz Douglas
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.1993
• EAN: 9780520083998
• ISBN: 978-0-520-08399-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Property & real estate, United States of America, USA, Building construction & materials, Property and real estate, Building construction and materials, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings