Photos: The Grand vision | Architect Frank Gehry unveils designs for his project facing Disney Hall

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.  (Gehry Partners / Related Cos.)

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.  (Gehry Partners / Related Cos.)

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.  (Gehry Partners / Related Cos.)

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.  (Gehry Partners / Related Cos.)

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.  (Gehry Partners / Related Cos.)

Construction is set to begin this fall for a complex with apartments, condos, theaters, restaurants and shops on Grand Avenue in downtown L.A.  (Gehry Partners / Related Cos.)

From left, Frank Gehry, Rick Vogel and Ken Himmel at the Gehry Partners office in Los Angeles.  (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)

Frank Gehry, at his office in Los Angeles, says his designs for the Grand Avenue Project will stand out from other downtown developments.   (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)