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May 16, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Bigger Isn’t Always Better

CRTKL’s Billy Plummer and Alfredo González discuss why big box retailers like Target are opting for smaller format stores in the age of online retail. If you glance at today’s headlines, you might conclude that doomsday is near for retail. The classic American mall is dying. Online retailers are taking over. Corporations are announcing cuts. […]

May 8, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot?

CallisonRTKL’s Emily Drake recaps a Texas ASLA Conference panel discussion with planning and urban design colleagues Erich Dohrer and Ken Howell and Peter Braster, Director of Special Projects for the City of Plano, examining how the “Mall of the Future” can rethink the relationship between the built and natural environments. Adapt or die: that is […]

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May 4, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Future City L. A. Part III- PLURALIST INFRASTRUCTURES

This blog entry is the third of a series by CRTKL’s Nate Cherry that investigates changing attitudes and with them, the changing physical environment of Los Angeles. When considering the future of Los Angeles, it’s interesting to look at the changing role of its infrastructure. I would argue we are experiencing a transformation in our […]

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April 25, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

FUTURE CITY L. A. – Part II: THE IMPRESARIO

This blog entry is the second of a series by CRTKL’s Nate Cherry that investigates changing attitudes and with them, the changing physical environment of Los Angeles. Los Angeles has always been a place focused on individual expression. With a new generation of creative young people making their impact on the city, Los Angeles is turning […]

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April 19, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

When Infrastructure Meets Culture

It’s a beautiful thing, and the result is urban experience. The construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950’s changed our way of experiencing cultural attractions in the United States forever. Largely taken for granted now, the Interstate, combined with big cars and cheap gas, allowed us to travel quickly and inexpensively, as the […]

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