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How Much Longer Can Shopping Malls Survive?

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»

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Making the Mall More Family-Friendly

Everyone knows that your holiday shopping excursion will only be as enjoyable as your youngest child. The designers at Rios Clementi Hale set out to reinvent the mall experience to keep the whole family happy.READ»

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What Might a Green Shopping Mall Look Like?

Apparently, the idea of a green shopping mall isn't an utter absurdity. Sparch Architects has just finished designing a million-square-foot shopping mall for Kuala Lampur, and their vision is maximally green, and maximally livable. ...READ»