If the rumors are true (they aren’t) and traditional retail is dead (it isn’t), then what has taken its place? What is getting us out of the house, off our sofas and into the public square? Food and events centered around dining and cuisine are the new social driver bulldozing the commercial landscape. But these […]
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CRTKL’s Jared Lange discusses the OPEX team’s visit to Taikang Xianlin Drum Tower Hospital With recent policy changes, China has experienced a healthcare boom and is growing at a rapid pace. The total number of hospitals has significantly increased over the last decade from approximately 18,700 in 2005 to about 27,600 in 2015.[1] That being […]
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In every major city, a scarcity of developable land coupled with an interest in sustainability have resulted in a focus on reclaiming, reusing and renovating buildings and redeveloping neighborhoods. But good intentions often meet with complex challenges related to preservation, gentrification, and dynamic culture shifts that demand that the built environment accommodate and enhance our […]
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This is the third in a series of exploratory posts by some of CallisonRTKL’s resident design experts on how design impacts the guest experience—from hotels to workplaces, retail stores, hospitals and everywhere in between—and the common elements and strategies we leverage to create spaces that are people-centric, experiential and memorable. When it comes to creating […]
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Hospitality design requires differentiation in both branding and design in order to be successful, says CallisonRTKL’s Kevin Ketschek. Some of my purist design friends thought I was crazy when I left a past job at an interior design firm to work for a hospitality brand. This, they said, was the equivalent of selling out; my […]
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