New Retail

Raul Barreneche, Rabureau Inc

ISBN 10: 0714844993 / ISBN 13: 9780714844992

Published by Phaidon Press Ltd, GB, 2005

About this Item

In the shopping capitals of the world - Paris, New York, Tokyo, London - the opening of a new flagship store now generates headlines and often a lively architectural debate, as resulted with Rem Koolhaas's Prada store in SoHo, New York in 2001. Attention-getting shops and shopping centers designed by name-brand architects are at the forefront of new trends in the retail industry. New Retail is a generously illustrated selection of 24 of the most innovative retail spaces built around the world in recent years, designed by such renowned architects as Frank Gehry, Herzog + de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, and Renzo Piano. Projects included range from flagship stores for luxury clothing designers to department stores and supermarkets, reproduced with generous color photographs and plans.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Retail
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714844993
• ISBN 13: 9780714844992
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1636 grams

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Synopsis

In the shopping capitals of the world ― Paris, New York, Tokyo, London ― the opening of a new flagship store now generates headlines and often a lively architectural debate, as resulted with Rem Koolhaas’s Prada store in SoHo, New York in 2001. Attention-getting shops and shopping centers designed by name-brand architects are at the forefront of new trends in the retail industry. New Retail is a generously illustrated selection of 24 of the most innovative retail spaces built around the world in recent years, designed by such renowned architects as Frank Gehry, Herzog + de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, and Renzo Piano. Projects included range from flagship stores for luxury clothing designers to department stores and supermarkets, reproduced with generous color photographs and plans

About the Author

Raul A. Barreneche, a New York-based editor and critic, has been writing about architecture and design for more than a decade. A former Executive Editor at Architecture, he writes regularly for The New York Times. He is currently Contributing Editor to Metropolitan Home, Travel + Leisure, and Architectural Record. He has written for Dwell, House Beautiful, i-D, ELLE Décor, Interior Design, Wallpaper, and other publications. Barreneche is co-author of House: American Houses for the New Century, and author of Tropical Modern.