Rendering of Sports Entertainment District in downtown Orlando

A sports entertainment district is approved for downtown Orlando

This $500 million mixed-use development will take up nearly nine blocks.

Mixed-Use

A surging master-planned community in Utah gets its own entertainment district

Since its construction began two decades ago, Daybreak, the 4,100-acre master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, has been a catalyst and model for regional growth. The latest addition is a 200-acre mixed-use entertainment district that will serve as a walkable and bikeable neighborhood within the community, anchored by a minor-league baseball park and a cinema/entertainment complex.

Retail Centers

Retail design trends: Consumers are looking for wellness in where they shop

Consumers are making lifestyle choices with wellness in mind, which ignites in them a feeling of purpose and a sense of motivation. That’s the conclusion that the architecture and design firm MG2 draws from a survey of 1,182 U.S. adult consumers the firm conducted last December about retail design and what consumers want in healthier shopping experiences.

Mixed-Use

Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities

As a part of the revitalization of a Seattle neighborhood, Graphite Design Group designed a sustainable mixed-use community that exemplifies resource conversation, transportation synergies, and long-term flexibility.

Retail Centers

With the advent of the internet and online shopping, retail centers need to be more compelling than ever to draw people away from their computers and into physical stores. Design can capture the interest of potential shoppers, and pay off in a big way for business owners.

Retail Centers | Gresham Smith | Mar 23, 2017

The retail renaissance part I: How architecture will shape the future of shopping

The retail sector is charting unfamiliar territory as web sales and evolving tastes force a paradigm shift. In our Retail Renaissance blog series, architects, interior designers, planners and engineers from different GS&P markets will consider the impact of retail trends and discuss how clients and developers can successfully navigate this new age of shopping.

Retail Centers | Mar 21, 2017

A giant ‘show pool’ is the highlight of a new food- and entertainment-centric mall in Turkey's largest metro

WaterGarden Istanbul hopes to attract 15 million visitors a year.

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 | Stantec | Mar 7, 2017

Five facets of successful retail that further social connection

What’s driving experiential retail in 2017 and beyond?

Retail Centers | CallisonRTKL | Jan 24, 2017

Sensational shopping: Retail and the emotional connection

CallisonRTKL's Bret Wiggins discusses how to design the retail environment in a way that taps into the shopper psyche.

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.