Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design - Hardcover

Coleman, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750660015 ISBN 13: 9780750660013

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed "mall" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation.

This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and considerations that make a successful retail center: location, catchment user needs, as well as access and layout. Covering everything from site master planning to the essentials of public facilities and the technical systems, this is essential reading for architects of contemporary shopping centers.

A series of international examples showcasing different types of shopping environments are included to cover the wide range of designs that have occurred in recent years. From the "out of town" mall to retail parks and mixed use town center developments, the best of contemporary design is illustrated to provide both practical information and inspiration.

* A unique and inspirational guide to shopping centre design
* An international range of illustrations explore the key contemporary issues in retail design and planning
* Packed with essential technical information and design detail

About this title

Book Description:

An inspirational and unique showcase of international retail design and planning.

About the Author:

Peter Coleman is Director and leader of retail design for Building Design Partnership (BDP), the internationally recognised architects and designers of shopping centres.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0750660015
• ISBN 13: 9780750660013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 486