Associate Bonnie Toland discusses how to design for passion and productivity. As a child, my mother would tell me, “Finish your work first, then you can play.” The idea that work is a task to complete before life can happen has colored my academic and professional life. It’s a widespread concept that cripples creativity and […]
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In part one of a three-part series, CallisonRTKL Vice President Kyle Jeffery examines how blurring the lines of retail can have enormous impact. In the past, retail was a space that relied on transaction rather than interaction. But now everyone—and I don’t just mean millennials—wants more than that. To compete with online shopping, we have […]
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Mall of the Future at ULI from CallisonRTKL on Vimeo. Following the release of Mall of the Future, an ongoing, in-depth research project aimed at predicting where the shopping mall and the retail experience are heading in the future, the team at CallisonRTKL applied the learning to a specific challenge: how do you resuscitate an […]
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CRTKL’s Mark Palmer and Scott Chester talk tech, virtual reality and the future of healthcare. Riding in on the coattails of one of the most contentious years in recent U.S. history, 2017 marks an uncertain future for the country. Despite the changes that are inevitably headed our way, at least one thing remains constant—the need […]
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As new technologies fuel the race to build higher, three primal drivers simultaneously enable progress and keep it in check. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), 2016 was a record-shattering year: 128 buildings of 200 meters in height or greater were completed around the world, and of those, 10 are […]
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Among the latest trends in multifamily residential design are strategies to support tenants’ health and well-being. It’s fair to say that Los Angeles has a bit of an infatuation with healthy living. Whether its the Hollywood influence or the warm, sunny climate that makes Angelenos more body-conscious, barre studios, juice cleanses and upscale vegan eateries […]
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CRTKL’s Matt Miller talks Google Fiber, Passive Optical LAN and how we can expect workplace connectivity to change. Take a second to contemplate the following question: How much rentable real estate is your organization using for telecommunications closets? If I had to guess, the answer is probably something along the lines of, “Way too much!” […]
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Bret Wiggins discusses how to design the retail environment in a way that taps into the shopper psyche. It’s no secret that the experience of shopping is an emotional one. Retailers have long studied consumer behavior to uncover new patterns and insight that inform marketing and branding strategy in pursuit of heightened sales and loyalty. […]
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The ball has dropped, the champagne popped and everyone’s on a health kick, at least for the next few weeks. That’s right: 2017 is officially upon us. And to be honest, not many people are sad to see 2016 go. It wasn’t an easy year, but history has shown us that the toughest times can […]
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CRTKL’s Kenneth Turner predicts how towers will change, develop and innovate in the coming years. It’s a well-known and oft-quoted statistic: by the year 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. What we don’t yet know is what portion of that 70% will live, work or play in skyscrapers. Though […]
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