Xanadu: A Dream Comes True
Nov 1, 2004, By David Bodamer
On Oct. 6, elected officials, business executives and members of the media converged on a 33,000-square-foot tent built outside the Continental Airlines...
Inner City Victory
Oct 1, 2004, By David Koch
The future home of Dallas's Victory center was once a 72-acre industrial wasteland, polluted by an old paint factory, a meatpacking plant and a train...
Second Hand Dirty Land
Oct 1, 2004, By Anne Knowles
At first glance, the Atlantic Steel Co. mill didn't look like a promising site for development. Sure, it was located on a huge parcel of land near two...
Urban Magic
Sep 1, 2004, By Marc Hequet
The suburbs are familiar turf for developers, but an outfit run by NBA Hall of Famer Earvin Johnson mostly works the other end of the court inner-city...
DESERT STORM
Jul 1, 2004, Renée DeGross
The retail stepchild of the Las Vegas strip is due for a makeover, but is it too late to save Desert Passage? Neighboring rivals Fashion Show Mall and...
(THE NEW POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT)
Feb 1, 2004, By Curt Hazlett
In retail development, like politics, spin is everything. That's why developer Ben Devine found time in his busy schedule to sip cider at a Maine senior...
PHIPPS FLIPS
Feb 1, 2004, Renée DeGross
Atlanta's Phipps Plaza may once again be the high-end luxury mall it was intended to be. Owner Simon Property Group struck a deal with Nordstrom to fill...
BOOM TOWN
Jan 1, 2004, Joy Armstrong
Owners of Greensboro, Ga.'s Reynolds Plantation, a rural stretch of land 75 miles east of Atlanta, are proving that developers can generate retail buzz...
Q: The European ideal of living above the shop has become the mantra of commercial development live, work and shop in a mixed-use community. As designers, how must we respond?
Sep 1, 2003
RTKL Associates Jeff Gunning, Vice President: As responsible designers and urbanists, we must embrace this. The traditional mall has proven to be somewhat...
Q: What do you anticipate as a driving trend in retail development in 2004?
Sep 1, 2003
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Bruce Barteldt, Principal: You have got to hope that there will be a release of pent-up demand in the marketplace....
