CRTKL’s Maren Striker examines Europe’s desire to build upward. Building tall is hot in Europe. Just glance at the headlines of any European news outlet, and you’ll see. Europe is ready to grow…and it’s looking up. After successful developments in the ‘80s (La Défense, Canary Wharf) and the Mayor’s office in London loosening building-height restrictions […]
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Are men’s attitudes towards shopping changing, or are we just getting better at designing for them? Consumer analytics provide insight into what has made men historically averse to shopping and how the shifting retail landscape is catering to their preferences, behaviors and lifestyles. The Evolution of Men’s retail Men’s path-to-purchase has traditionally been more linear […]
Read More ›CRTKL’s Edgar Kiviet discusses the lessons he learned at Turkey’s MIPIM panel and how they will affect Europe in years to come. Turkey’s real estate professionals have been on an image-building mission at MIPIM in recent years, and this year is no different. Displaying a compelling model of Istanbul under the banner “Two Continents, One […]
Read More ›Nick Hyams discusses why “what’s old is new again” can sometimes be all the innovation we need. Sometimes the synapses ping and pop, the metaphoric lightbulb sparks an idea, a notion or an explanation pops out of the mental soup: so it was for me, stuck on a station platform waiting for yet another disrupted […]
Read More ›Associate Bonnie Toland discusses desire lines, workplace design and how agency encourages creativity. Having recently returned to CallisonRTKL—this time in a different city—I am adapting to a new environment. Sometimes working in a new office requires letting go of ideas about how a workplace should look. Moving from a region where everything is shiny and […]
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