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September 13, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

DATÜM: Smart City Mobility

The modern commuter demands speed and convenience, and advancements in technology and travel promise to exceed our wildest expectations. But is the current transit infrastructure ready for such drastic changes? A MOBILE FUTURE Nothing is driving disruption in travel more than a rapidly growing urban population. Schedules are impacted, plans are delayed and waiting […]

September 6, 2016 by

A Plan for Burning Man

CallisonRTKL’s Phil Walker applies urban design principles to annual counter-culture festival Pop-up cities, displaced communities and emergency settlements have emerged as a significant challenge for governments and cities around the world. But this struggle isn’t only confined to emergency situations. Burning Man, the legendary annual counter-cultural festival in the Nevada desert, has been grappling with […]

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September 1, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Comfortably Lived In

Have we simply OD’d on all things shiny, bright and new? Or does online shopping, the glare of the computer screen and two-dimensional e-commerce make us long for the well-worn, the familiar and the comfortable? Originally published in design:retail Magazine. Tactile Experiences I’m seeing a break from the streamlined, high-tech environment we’ve been captivated by […]

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August 25, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Designing Dongpo Kitchen: A Recipe for Sichuan Success

At CallisonRTKL, we’re used to complicated design challenges. But one of our latest jobs started with a list of unexpected ingredients: A famous 11th century Chinese poet who loved to cook A wildly successful Beijing restauranteur with a taste for US expansion An L.A.-based theme park icon …and the key to it all: Roast Duck […]

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August 11, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

The New Luxury

What do micro-units, Amazon, public transportation and dog baths have to do with each other? Hint: the answer has nothing to do with dollars and cents. Trends are reflections of societal desires, and there are some interesting trends evident in the Midwest that are representative of global trends on the rise. One such trend is […]

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