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March 24, 2017 by

5 Ideas Inspired by MIPIM 2017

You can call it optimism or you can call it delirium, but either way, the mood at MIPIM this year was decidedly can-do. From tackling the housing shortage to designing for refugees, the prevailing sentiment was this: In the face of uncertainty, let’s make a difference where we can. With that go-getter sentiment in mind, here […]

March 23, 2017 by

Skyward: Density and Tall Buildings

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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March 16, 2017 by

Istanbul Embraces Good and Bad in a Bold Vision for the City

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 […]

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March 16, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Disruptor or Retro-Invention? Putting the Human Touch Back Into Design

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 […]

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March 14, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Workplace Desire Lines

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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