| The Jerde Partnership | www.jerde.com | The Jerde Partnership | www.jerde.com
Universal Studios needed a dynamic path for people walking between the existing studio tour, cinemas and amphitheater. Jerde designed much more. Universal CityWalk redefined the urban village as an intricate weave of uses and services. Part entertainment district, part urban street life, part tourist attraction, part university, part shopping street, Universal CityWalk attracts 25,000 people daily. As a result, cinema patronage has increased by 60 percent and studio tour attendance by 15 percent. And though anticipated to be a tourist destination, Universal CityWalk has become a popular hang-out for locals, who account for 67 percent of sales. Despite the highest rents in the area, CityWalk is 98 percent leased. That's hardly surprising, given its annual sales average is more than $800 per square foot nearly three times the national average at regional malls.
| Site Area | 23 acres |
| Total Building Area | 50,167 sq meters |
| Program | 16,620 sq meters Offices & Classrooms |
| 14,399 sq meters Entertainment & Cinema | |
| 10,563 sq meters Dining | |
| 8,472 sq meters Retail | |
| Awards | 1994 Design Award, ICSC |
| 1994 Urban Beautification Award, Los Angeles Business Council | |
| Clients | MCA Development Co. |
| Universal Creative | |
| Executive Architect | DMJM/Keating |
| Associate Architects | Hodgetts + Fung Design Associates |
| Morphosis | |
| Anderson and Schwartz | |
| Ellerbe Becket | |
| Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates | |
| Landscape Architect | Emmet L. Wemple & Associates |
| Signage and Graphics Consultants | Harmonica |
| Wayne Hunt Design, Inc. | |
| Graphic Designer | OLIO |
| Specialty Lighting Consultant | Imero Fiorentino Associates |
| Water Elements Designer | WET Design |
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Buildings at Night (Full Experiential Photo)
Main Walkway (Full Experiential Photo)
Master Plan (Informational Image)
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Walkway (Informational Image)
Water Feature (Informational Image)
Food Court (Informational Image)
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