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3D-printed construction milestones take shape in Tennessee and Texas

Two notable 3D-printed projects mark milestones in the new construction technique of “printing” structures with specialized concrete. In Athens, Tennessee, Walmart hired Alquist 3D to build a 20-foot-high store expansion, one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S. In Marfa, Texas, the world’s first 3D-printed hotel is under construction at an existing hotel and campground site.




Retail Centers

Thinking outside the big box (store)

For over a decade now, the talk of the mall industry has been largely focused on what developers can do to fill the voids left by a steady number of big box store closures. But what do you do when big box tenants stay put?

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Giants 400 | Oct 24, 2019

Top 70 Retail Engineering Firms for 2019

Jacobs, Kimley-Horn, Henderson Engineers, and Core States Group head the rankings of the nation's largest retail sector engineering and engineering architecture (EA) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.

Giants 400 | Oct 24, 2019

Top 125 Retail Architecture Firms for 2019

CallisonRTKL, Gensler, MG2, NELSON, and Stantec top the rankings of the nation's largest retail sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.

Retail Centers | Sep 6, 2019

Another well-known retailer files for bankruptcy: Here's the solution to more empty anchor stores

Where can you find the future of retail? At the intersection of experience and instant gratification. 

Cultural Facilities | Aug 10, 2018

Moviegoers are looking for an ‘intimate experience’

Comfort and service are keys to attracting repeat customers, says an expert whose firm specializes in cinema design.

May 24, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: Security and the built environment: Insights from an embassy designer

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), embassy designer Tom Jacobs explores ways that provide the needed protection while keeping intact the representational and inspirational qualities of a design.
Shopping Centers | Nov 15, 2017

900 North Michigan Shops renovation includes 190-foot-long digital art installation on the ceiling

The installation is visible from all floors and built in 10 different sections.

Retail Centers | CallisonRTKL | Sep 26, 2017

DATÜM: Reinventing the department store

Department stores are going through a period of transformation in the face of a rapidly changing retail market. What’s behind the change and where is it leading us?

Retail Centers | NBBJ | Mar 9, 2017

When everyone shops online, what happens to mixed-use retail?

NBBJ’s David Yuan explains how changing retail trends are creating new opportunities for urban experiences and public space. 

Retail Centers | CallisonRTKL | Dec 23, 2016

Wayfinding trends: Modern digital signage caters to personal tastes and profiles of shoppers

Applications like Bluetooth-driven Beacon systems and cellular Wi-Fi systems can now be used to help people navigate space in a more profound way, writes CallisonRTKL’s Cody Clark.

Shopping Centers | Nov 30, 2016

The world’s tallest cylindrical aquarium completed in Moscow

The aquarium comes equipped with and a walk-through tunnel and hydraulic elevator.

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