Two years ago, the San Francisco 49ers announced plans to build a new football stadium on land used for the current stadium's parking lot. The cost of building the stadium would be underwritten by revenues from a 1.5 million sq. ft. shopping and...
The dine-and-dash philosophy of mall-goers has ended, at least for most of us. Today's shoppers relish the sights and sounds of food courts just as much as they enjoy browsing through bookstores and sifting through sweaters on a shelf...
WHEN LAKEWOOD CENTER opened in the early 1950s, the town of Lakewood, Calif., itself was new, one of the earlier postwar suburbs that eventually came to dominate the American landscape. The man who developed the community also developed the mall...
NEW DEVELOPMENTS Troy, Mich. - Plans are in the works for Troy Market Place, a 250,000 sq. ft. shopping center in Troy. Anchors includes Nordstrom Rack, Linens 'N Things, R.E.I. and Organized Living. Expected to be completed in second quarter 2000...
About a 40-minute drive southeast of London, a huge retail development called Bluewater has been erected above the quarries and lakes of the area. The project stands out because of its size at 1.5 million sq. ft. and because of its international...
THE PATRIARCH OF NEW JERSEY'S shopping centers, Garden State Plaza in Paramus was the state's first regional retail complex and now approaches the new millenium with abundant verve and vitality...
In the old days, lighting design functioned as an invisible partner of store design. Lighting provided a comfortable, ambient environment - say 50 to 60 foot-candles of brightness. Spotlights on featured merchandise tripled ambient levels...
As movie theater companies continually strive to beat the competition by featuring more screens, stadium seating and digital sound, one theater chain is taking the movie-going experience into the future by reaching into the past...
SWS ARCHITECTS * JR CIGARS * New York In the category of New Specialty Stores (2,000 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.), SWS Architects, Livingston, N.J., was awarded the 1999 SADI for its design of JR Cigars in New York...
BERGMEYER ASSOCIATES INC. TOZ * Beachwood, Ohio In the category of New Specialty Stores (under 2,000 sq. ft.), Bergmeyer Associates Inc., Boston, received an Honorable Mention for its design of TO- Z in Beachwood, Ohio...
