This rendering shows the planned Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Mid-Wilshire.

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What might Southern California look like in the not-so-distant future?

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a $300-million museum to be built on the former May Co. department store site on Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue, is scheduled to open in 2017. (©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/© Studio Pali Fekete architects/©A.M.P.A.S.)

An artist's rendering shows downtown Los Angeles during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

An artist’s rendering of downtown Los Angeles during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The city’s plans include an Olympic village next to the Los Angeles River. (LA24)

Dubbed Skyspace L.A., the U.S. Bank Tower’s rooftop complex will be one of only a handful of such high-altitude visitor venues in the country. It will be operated by the firm that runs the observatory at the new One World Trade Center building in New York. (Overseas Union Enterprises Ltd.) (Overseas Union Enterprises Ltd.)

This rendering shows the proposed City of Champions project in Inglewood, a 298-acre development that would include an 80,000-seat stadium, a 6,000-seat performance venue, a 300-room hotel, 2,500 residential units, 1.7 million square feet of retail and office space and 25 acres of public parks, playgrounds and open space.

The proposed City of Champions Revitalization Project will include an 80,000-seat NFL stadium and 6,000-seat performance venue in addition to retail, office, hotel and residential space. (HKS Inc.)

An aerial rendering shows a reworked Union Station, featuring towers around the site and pedestrian bridges on the eastern side of the property. A new connectivity to the Los Angeles River and East L.A. are part of the master plan.

An aerial rendering of a reworked Union Station features towers around the site and pedestrian bridges on the eastern side of the property. A new connectivity to the Los Angeles River and East L.A. are part of the master plan. (Metro)

An artist's rendering displays the proposed NFL stadium for the Raiders and Chargers in Carson.

The proposed NFL stadium for the Raiders and Chargers in Carson would cost $1.7-billion. (MANICA Architecture / Associated Press)

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor's latest design for a new Los Angeles County Museum of Art is less curvy and incorporates double-height galleries that will extend beyond the roofline.

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor’s lastest design for a new Los Angeles County Museum of Art is less curvy and incorporates double-height galleries that will extend beyond the roofline. (Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner)

Architect Peter Zumthor has revised his design for LACMA. Instead of extending over the tar pits, the building will send a blobby finger over Wilshire, as seen in this rendering.

A revised plan for a new LACMA building will send a blobby finger over Wilshire Boulevard, instead of over the tar pits. Architect Peter Zumthor updated the design for the $650-million project in light of environmental concerns. (LACMA)

City Market South in downtown L.A., seen in this rendering, will include the Slanted Door and projects by chef Steve Samson and bartenders Pablo Moix and Steve Livigni.

A rendering of City Market South in downtown L.A., which will include the Slanted Door and projects by chef Steve Samson and bartenders Pablo Moix and Steve Livigni. This first group of businesses is expected to open in early 2016. (Courtesy of the LENA Group)

Georgetown Co. is converting the long-shuttered Herald Examiner building at East 11th Street and South Broadway into offices and restaurants. The New York developer purchased an undisclosed stake in the beige architectural gem from Hearst Corp. and is partnering with the newspaper chain on a $40-million project to redevelop the building.

(Georgetown Co.)

A rendering of LT Global's proposed Platinum Triangle shows the development in Anaheim.

A Chinese developer is planning a nearly $500-million residential, hotel and retail complex next to Angel Stadium in Anaheim. (Hopscape)

Development company Greenland USA is managing the $1-billion Metropolis hotel, condominium and shopping complex in downtown Los Angeles, seen in this drawing.

The $1-billion Metropolis hotel, condominium and shopping complex overseen by Greenland USA is expected to be completed in 2018 along the 110 Freeway north of L.A. Live. (Greenland USA)

The new Westfield Century City mall will include a Nordstrom department store.

Westfield Corp. plans to spend $800 million on a massive makeover of its Century City mall as it races to stave off local competitors and the rapid growth of online retailing. The redesigned mall will include a Nordstrom department store and the first California branch of Eataly, a fashionable gourmet Italian food emporium co-owned by celebrity chef Mario Batali. (Westfield Corp.)

Big changes are planned for the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center in Westchester.

The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, a prominent but dated mall next to the 405 Freeway in Westchester, will receive a $30-million face lift. The upgrade will place a greater emphasis on food and entertainment along with a more pedestrian-friendly layout. (Laurus Corp.)

An artist's rendering shows the new soccer stadium to be built in Exposition Park.

The Los Angeles Football Club plans to construct the country’s most expensive privately financed soccer stadium on the site of the Sports Arena in Exposition Park, making it the first open-air professional sports venue to be built in Los Angeles since Dodger Stadium in 1962. The $250-million complex, covering 15 acres in the shadow of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, would include a conference center, restaurants and a soccer museum. (Gensler)

Initial renderings of USC's Coliseum keep the integrity of the original structure but update many other features, including premium seating areas inside a large tower structure at midfield.

A $270-million upgrade to USC’s Coliseum will keep the integrity of the original structure but update many other features, including premium seating areas inside a large tower structure at midfield. Construction on the landmark would begin after the 2017 football season and end in time for 2019’s season. The team will still play in the stadium during the process. (coliseumrenovation.com)

Located at Vermont and Manchester avenues in South Los Angeles, Vermont Entertainment Village will cover two blocks. The indoor-outdoor development will include retail and food space, a pharmacy and grocery store and will be a venue for entertainment and family events.

(Sassony Properties)

This illustration shows Horizon Hollywood, a $150-million apartment and retail complex proposed for the northwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Hollywood.

Horizon Hollywood, a $150 million apartment and retail complex, is proposed for development at the northwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Hollywood. (GMPA Architects and Shimahara Ilustration )

Planned upgrades to Glendale Central Library would give the city’s biggest branch new entrances on the north and south sides as well as expanded study areas.

(Gruen Associates)

This rendering shows the Fourth & Traction complex in the Arts District. Rents are expected to easily surpass those charged by landlords of many of downtown's most prominent skyscrapers.

The century-old Coca-Cola plant in the Arts District at 4th and Merrick streets is set to be turned into a plush office and retail complex. (HLW International)

This illustration shows a new USC Village.

USC Village, scheduled to be completed fall 2017, is a $650-million housing and retail complex just north of the main campus. (Courtesy of USC)

The Icon at Sunset Bronson Studios, a 14-story office building, will be built at Sunset Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue in Hollywood by Hudson Pacific Properties.

The Icon at Sunset Bronson Studios, a 14-story office building, will be built at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue in Hollywood by Hudson Pacific Properties. (Gensler)

Equity Residential plans to break ground next year on a high-rise apartment tower at 4th and Hill streets in downtown Los Angeles.

Equity Residential plans to break ground next year on a $200-million high-rise apartment tower at 4th and Hill streets in downtown Los Angeles. (TCA Architects)

A 37-story condo tower for 1201 S. Grand Ave. is proposed in downtown Los Angeles. The building was designed by Richard Keating, the L.A. architect credited with designing Gas Co. Tower.

The proposed 37-story condo tower at 1201 S. Grand Ave. will have 125 units and cost $100-million. The building was designed by Richard Keating, the L.A. architect credited with designing Gas Co. Tower. (Architecture by Keating )

Landlord Clarion Partners has begun work on an $8-million makeover of two six-story buildings in Playa Vista that will add new entrances, balconies and windows.

Clarion Partners has commenced an $8-million makeover of two six-story buildings in Playa Vista that will add new entrances, balconies and windows among other changes. (Kilograph)

Wanda Group bought the Beverly Hills property at 9900 Wilshire Blvd. in 2014.

Wanda Group is planning to build a hotel and condominium complex at 9900 Wilshire Blvd., the site of a former department store site in Beverly Hills. (Wanda Group)

The W Hotel, to be built in a downtown development, is in the center foreground of this rendering.

The trendy W Hotels chain has agreed to open its third Los Angeles outpost in a $700-million complex set to be built downtown near Staples Center. (Gensler)

An apartment complex rising west of downtown L.A. will include rooftop decks, a pool and a fitness center.

Construction has begun on a 648-unit apartment complex just west of the financial district. The two apartment buildings will include rooftop decks, a pool and a fitness center. (Togawa Smith Martin)

The penthouse atop the Four Seasons Private Residences-Los Angeles will have a 9,000-square-foot garden and a swimming pool.

A posh 59-unit Four Seasons Private Residences-Los Angeles is scheduled to open in 2017 across the street from the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. (Genton Property Group)

An artist's rendering shows the planned Proper hotel. It will be two blocks south of the popular Ace Hotel, a former 1920s office building that opened last year.

A historic 13-story tower on Broadway about two blocks south of the popular Ace Hotel is being converted to the Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel. (Proper Hospitality)

Millennium Hollywood would be anchored by two high-rise complexes, one 35 stories and the other 39 stories, flanking the Capitol Records tower.

The $1-billion Millennium Hollywood development would be anchored by 35- and 39-story buildings flanking the Capitol Records tower. (millenniumhollywood.net)

An artist's rendering shows the proposed Bay Theater, part of Rick Caruso's redevelopment plans for Palisades Village. What might not please locals is his decision to tear down the existing Mid-Century buildings and replace them with a mix of eclectic storefronts.

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Bay Theater, which is part of Rick Caruso’s redevelopment plans for Palisades Village. In addition to the five-screen theater, other highlights included outdoor dining, mature trees and diagonal parking for 50 or so vehicles on a one-way Swarthmore Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Monument Street. (Caruso Affiliated)

A rendering shows Kilroy Realty's 4-acre campus surrounded by Vine Street and Homewood, Ivar and De Longpre avenues. Forty percent of the site would be dedicated to open space.

Kilroy Realty seeks to develop a 4-acre campus with office buildings, shops and a residential tower in Hollywood, surrounded by Vine Street and Homewood, Ivar and De Longpre avenues. Forty percent of the site would be dedicated to open space. (Shimoda Design Group)

Developer Rick Carsuo seeks city approval to build an ultra-luxury apartment building with 154 units at 333 S. La Cienega Blvd., across the street from the Beverly Center.

Developer Rick Carsuo is planning an ultra-luxury apartment building with 154 units at 333 S. La Cienega Blvd. across the street from the Beverly Center. (Caruso Affiliated)

Federal Realty Investment Trust is building the Point, shown here in an artist's rendering, at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue.

Federal Realty Investment Trust is building the Point, an outdoor shopping and dining complex in El Segundo, at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. (Federal Realty)

The Columbia Square office and residential complex is shows in this rendering at Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. The original CBS office and studio complex is in the foreground.

Cable TV networks MTV, Comedy Central, BET and Spike TV will consolidate in a new building at Columbia Square at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. The original CBS office and studio complex is in the foreground. (Shimahara Illustration)

A rendering shows the planned $1-billion Oceanwide Plaza across from Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Fig Central, across from Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, will be a residential and hotel complex that will alter the DTLA skyline. (RTKL Architects Inc.)

An eight-story, 237-unit apartment building is set to rise next to the former St. Vibiana's Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles on the lot where the Union Rescue Mission once served thousands of homeless men and women.

An eight-story apartment building is set to rise next to the former St. Vibiana’s Cathedral near 2nd and Main streets in downtown L.A. on the lot where the Union Rescue Mission once served thousands of homeless men and women. (Nadel Architects)

Alhambra Place, a retail and apartment complex on 10.5 acres at Main Street and Garfield Avenue in Alhambra, is seen in this rendering. Shea Properties will spend more than $130 million to develop the complex.

Alhambra Place will be a retail and apartment complex on 10.5 acres at the corner of Main Street and Garfield Avenue in Alhambra. (Shea Properties)

AEG will add 755 rooms to the J.W. Marriott in a new high-rise connected to the existing hotel building by a bridge over Olympic Boulevard, as seen here in an artist's rendering of the project.

AEG will add 755 rooms to the J.W. Marriott in a new high-rise connected to the existing hotel building by a bridge over Olympic Boulevard at L.A. Live, creating the second-largest hotel in California. (AEG)

Owners of the Hotel Constance DusitD2 Pasadena plan to break ground by May 1 on a $35-million expansion that will add 25 guest rooms and amenities such as a fitness center and swimming pool.

Owners of the Hotel Constance DusitD2 Pasadena are working on a $35-million expansion that will add 25 guest rooms and amenities such as a fitness center and swimming pool. (Hotel Constance DusitD2 Pasadena)

This rendering shows the proposed wildlife overpass above the 101 Freeway near Liberty Canyon Road in Agoura Hills.

A proposed landscaped bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills would connect the Santa Monica Mountains on the south with the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains. (Resource Conservation District )

Units at the Eighth & Grand complex in downtown Los Angeles will range from 516 square feet to 1,323 square feet. Rent will start at $2,000 a month for a studio apartment.

The Eighth & Grand project in Downtown Los Angeles, a ritzy apartment complex anchored by Whole Foods, is one of several residential and retail developments that are transforming blocks of historical structures and parking lots on the edge of downtown L.A.'s financial district. (Carmel Partners)

Douglas Park Medical Office Park is being built at 3833 Worsham Ave., Long Beach.

Douglas Park Medical Office Park will consist of two buildings with a combined total of 90,000 square feet. It will cost more than $30 million to complete. (Urbana Development )