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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 […]

October 31, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

It Takes A Ville

CRTKL’s Keith Campbell talks Chicago, the World Series and the design of Wrigleyville. The stately lions at the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago are wearing Cubs caps. The brachiosaurus dinosaur skeleton in front of the Field Museum of Natural History is wearing a Cubs jersey. The dive bars around Clark and Addison are […]

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October 14, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

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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September 27, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

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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September 20, 2016 by

The Future of Cars is Driving the Future of Retail

CallisonRTKL’s Yogesh Seth discusses the rise of the Mall of the Future and the fall of cars. We don’t love our cars anymore—or at least, not much. Vintage cars, drive-in theaters and Americans’ unhealthy obsession with their automobiles are all fading into the background as nostalgic relics of the past. As the next generation’s desire […]

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