There is a focus on conservation, connectivity and an active outdoor lifestyle, and walkability is becoming a driving factor in housing, from single-family master planned communities, to high-density mixed-use urban-infill.

Irvine Co.'s office-redevelopment project of the former Airport Business Center ties in with nearby John Wayne Airport and also represents the launching of a brand-new creative-office workplace community, Steve Case tells GlobeSt.com.

Ware Malcomb's LePort Montessori project transformed an abandoned building into a school for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and has been honored with an IIDA award, GlobeSt.com learns in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> Q&A.