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Retail
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Viewpoints
The Dark Side of Rick Caruso’s Fantasy Worlds
The developer, now a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, has created beloved developments that often substitute for missing public spaces. But at heart they are anything but civic.
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To Attract Gen-Z Customers, One Firm Reimagines Retail as Theater
External Reference designed a brick-and-mortar store for Spanish e-commerce newcomer WOW Concept that blurs the boundaries between physical and digital experiences.
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Statement-Piece Showrooms Make their Official Debut During NYCxDESIGN
Three industry-leading design brands take on the new retail landscape with distinct and innovative showroom concepts.
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A New Home Store in Brooklyn Celebrates both Memphis and Minimalism
Designer Sergio Mannino’s bold design for home décor store, A.MANO (meaning "by hand" in Italian), is an ode to Italian design and ceramics.
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In Prague, A Newly Renovated Rope Shop Honors 200 Years of History
Architects from Jaroušek Rochová Architekti proposed a modern update celebrating traditional craft.
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Food, Beverage, and Retail Merge at Agnes Restaurant in California
Architect Oonagh Ryan of ORA transformed a 1922 structure in Old Pasadena to incorporate the chef-owners' personal histories.
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La Samaritaine Reinvents the Paris Department Store for the 21st Century
A renovation led by SANAA incorporates futuristic facades, historic restoration, and social housing into the Right-Bank landmark.
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A Canadian Athletic Store Becomes the Built Extension of Inclusive Design
Toronto-based Reflect Architecture makes shopping for posh athleisure a democratic practice with their design for PERMISSION.
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In Its Retail Spaces, Shelter Collective Elevates the Object
During the pandemic, the Asheville, North Carolina–based studio designed a number of adaptable shops from a cannabis boutique to a children’s clothing store.
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D.S. & Durga Opens a Concrete-Clad Perfume House in Brooklyn
Designed by co-founder Kavi Moltz, Krista Ninivaggi of K & Co, and Pliskin Architecture the company’s second location showcases the brand’s identity through a material palette as intriguing as its aromatic vision.
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Crosby Studios Creates a Retro-Futuristic Flagship for Tech Accessories Brand CASETiFY
Located in Hong Kong's Landmark Atrium mall, the new store is an immersive, Instagrammable affair that helps gild the brand's digital identity.
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Earthy Luxury Is on Display at the Flamingo Estate Harvest Shop
Architectural designer Dutra Brown and ceramic artist Alex Reed's collaboration brings to life the vision of Richard Christiansen's buzzy L.A. property and lifestyle brand.
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OMA’s High-Drama Galleria Adds an Anchor to Gwanggyo
Looking like a meteor that has fallen to earth, the 18-floor structure features a craggy, nearly geological facade.
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At This Bookstore in Wuhan, China, Light Represents Knowledge and Emotion
The first of nine case studies on lighting strategies across global interiors, the Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore considers light's symbolic nature.
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Nordstrom’s Manhattan Flagship Unites Historic Landmarks and Contemporary Forms
James Carpenter Design Associates and CallisonRTKL integrate a progressive new build and waveform facade within two landmarked buildings in Nordstrom's Manhattan flagship.
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At Casa Perfect, Retail Gets a Big Dose of the Hospitality Factor
Casa Perfect, an experimental retailer with outlets in New York, San Francisco, and L.A., emphasizes high design and domestic comforts over transaction.
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How Strip Malls Reflect the Diversity of Los Angeles’s Neighborhoods
A new book traces the development of this typology, whose ubiquity is unique to the West Coast metropolis.
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In Chicago, the Luxe Boutique Notre Shakes Up the Retail Typology
Designed by Abigail Chang, Ben Gott, Isabelle Reford, and architecture firm Norman Kelley, the West Loop store features an entryway that doubles as a performance and lecture venue.
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Cool Customer: With Restrained Finishes and Custom Craftsmanship, This Bermuda Boutique Cultivates a Relaxed Atmosphere
Design firms inc_a and Tri-Lox focused on using color, texture, and lighting to evoke the island's atmosphere and architecture.
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In Denver, “Free Market” Is Trying to Reinvigorate Brick-and-Mortar Retail
By leveraging a street-front locale, chic design, and multiple small, hip shops, this 11,000-square-foot venture is returning to retail's roots in bazaars and marketplaces.