UNStudio, the wonderfully imaginative firm of Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, has built something virtually unheard of in the architecture world: a shopping mall that doesn't suck.
Not only does it not suck, it's actually pretty ...READ»
Is the mall dead? And if so, is it permanently dead? That question hung in the air on the last day of the annual Congress for the New Urbanism. "We have too much retail," said Francis Scire, a senior leasing executive at Simon ...READ»
There are dead malls, and then there is Dixie Square. The suburban Chicago mall made famous by The Blues Brothers--who destroyed it on-screen in a spectacular car chase--had already closed by the time the film was shot in 1979. It's ...READ»
Mr Retailer, break down that door!Here’s one for all you retailers out there busy preparing for Black Friday. Mr Retailer, break down that door.I have always wondered why I don’t like the open-air shopping malls so prevalent ...READ»
