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November 22, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Reimagining a California Beach Community

How environmentally and culturally sensitive development can transform a waterfront environment Imagine a lively community pier filled with local residents, families and visitors. Beachgoers flock to the area and stick around even after the sun goes down, catching a movie or taking a ride on the Lightning Racer rollercoaster. Fishing poles galore stretch out into […]

November 10, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Seeing Green: Biophilia and Retail are a Natural Fit

CRTKL’s Brendan O’Grady delves into the use of green spaces in retail interiors. Biophilia is far from a new concept, but the realization and application of its foundational tenet—that interior spaces can promote health, productivity and well-being by bringing the outdoors inside—is still being explored. Efforts to inject a little green into the built environment […]

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November 3, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Cnidaria Halitus: Harnessing the Sun and Tides for Potable Water

CRTKL’s Pablo La Roche, John Eric Chung, Danxi Zou, Jingyan Zhang and Tianyi Deng discuss their latest green innovation and explain how it can produce potable water for California. With climate change becoming more dramatic and California’s drought continuing to worsen, I often find myself asking: How can I use design to mitigate the effects […]

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November 1, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Flexibility in the Workplace: A ConocoPhillips Case Study

CRTKL’s Mariju Wille attended a panel discussion about ConocoPhillips’ new facility. She learned that the biggest design draw was flexibility. Earlier this August, I was part of a panel discussion and tour of ConocoPhillips’ most recent 500,000-SF facility in Houston, TX in the Energy Corridor as a part of CoreNet. The panel included the developer […]

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October 25, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

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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