Posts about Sustainability

Resilient Retail: Designing for Longevity

Jeff Gunning discusses how agility and creativity can help shopping centers stay on the fast track. Can shopping centers keep pace with a turbulent retail market, along with changing consumer preferences and expectations? At CallisonRTKL, we believe that it can—but only by anticipating and driving market changes. Shopping center design is about so much more […]

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Matthew as Metaphor

CallisonRTKL’s Nathan Cherry discusses hurricanes, the San Francisco waterfront and how we can future-proof our urban waterfronts.   Hurricane Matthew has brought renewed attention to the importance of adaptive strategies in the planning and future-proofing of our urban waterfronts. Adaptive planning can address a variety of objectives, including reducing the impact of a direct storm event such as Hurricane Katrina, avoiding damage […]

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Design Culture in Dubai Draws Increased Attention

Innovation and sustainability drive an increasingly global design culture in Dubai, says CRTKL’s Harold Thompson. For many years, the UAE has set the global bar for iconic architecture—pushing the boundaries of aesthetics, technology and delivery. With the articulation of the UAE Vision 2021 by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, that […]

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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 […]

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Building from the Heart

CallisonRTKL LA Office Volunteers with Passive Building Project in Tecate, Mexico Everyone knows the beer, and many a tourist has frequented its spa and ranch resorts, but far fewer are familiar with the small community known as Cerro Azul in Tecate. Located in Baja California, Mexico just across the border from San Diego and accessed […]

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