Category - Design

Andrew Falson, Director of Place and Design at Titanium Property, reveals the quiet but critical role of Retail Design Management....

Joseph Wright, Design Director at i2C Architects, explores how art, culture and adaptive reuse are revitalising mixed-use precincts — and...

Hames Sharley’s Andy Ong, Chris Maher and Mason Harrison explore how thoughtful design, community collaboration and mixed-use planning can transform...

Around the world, flagship stores aren’t just selling products — they’re staging spectacles, sparking emotion and becoming cultural landmarks. Harold...

Great shopping centres start with great design. But how can design help retailers as well as the broader industry stand...

As the climate crisis intensifies and demand for authentic, place-driven retail grows, adaptive reuse is stepping up. In this article...

Australia’s population continues to grow – projected to reach 31 million by the next decade. But where will people hang...

With rising development costs, thoughtful design is often dismissed as non-essential and ‘decorative’. Focus is often placed on basic functionality...

The landscape of industrial development is undergoing a profound transformation, shaped by evolving needs and innovative approaches. Traditional industrial precincts,...

In today’s rapidly urbanising world, landlords and developers face a pressing challenge: securing and utilising land efficiently amid rising costs...

Sustainability today is at the top of the agenda in every boardroom worldwide as organisations seek ways to reduce their...

With nature based reporting around the corner for many corporations, how can shopping centre developers play their part? Claire Bowles...

Do people get lost in shopping centres? Do they lose their car in the carpark? According to Kelvin Taylor, if...

What can shopping centre developers and managers learn from cruise ship operators? Lots, according to Hames Sharley Retail & Town...

Successful ‘Big Gun’ shopping centres offer so much more than simply what’s between their walls. They’re microcities, microcosms and mega...

‘Time’ is a critical factor in our business and it affects decisions we make on a wide variety of fronts....

Quality place-making isn’t just about creating pretty spaces. It’s about creating interesting places; relaxing places, meeting places and, more importantly,...

Right now in Australia, we’re in the middle of a gripping housing crisis. There aren’t enough homes for our projected...

HNC – Human-Nature Connectedness. The more urban we become, the less we connect with nature. More than ever, our everyday...

Technē Architecture + Interior Design has reinvigorated three major shopping centres through a series of hospitality-inspired refurbishments that target public...

Online retailing isn’t that good for the environment. Every second, the equivalent of a truckload of clothes is burned or...

A Business Improvement District (BID) is a partnership where property owners and retailers come together to make a positive and...

Several of our shopping centres have already begun to utilise their rooftops. Previously unused space can be transformed into favourite...

This article by Harold Perks and Dr. Emil Jonescu of Hames Sharley is published in the latest edition of Shopping...

There is a worldwide initiative underway to create ‘after-dark’ experiences in major cities. Such experiences don’t just afford people pleasure...

‘Experiential’ is the new buzzword; everything now has to be experiential – even the graphics. But in this case, there’s...

Now that the dust has settled since its opening and Tiger Lane is proving to be a very successful precinct...

Melbourne-born social enterprise, Thankyou, is launching its first bricks-and-mortar store – a 12-week pop-up combining creative architecture with interactive events...

Baby Boomers are the biggest spenders; but they’re on the way out; Gen Z is on the way in and...

Playing out in shopping centres every day is the eternal goal to attract the ultimate commodity – our attention. But...

B Corp Certification recognises businesses with high ethical standards. There is an increasing demand from customers that businesses serving them,...

It’s a given that a good ‘Customer Experience’ is vital to the success of any business. And as shopping centre...