Category - Design

Opportunities for people to connect have been limited since work, school, holidays, and all other usual activities ground to a...

For parents, getting out and about with little kids can be a challenging experience, writes Rebecca Antos. From feeding ever-hungry...

Even before COVID-19 entered our lives, pop-ups and temporary activations had found their way into the toolkit of brands looking...

‘Shopping Local’ has been accelerated by COVID. Retailers are constantly monitoring their operations to suit local conditions; ‘one size fits...

This article co-authored by Claire Bowles Sustainability Lead, i2C Architects & Chris Buntine, Sustainability Manager, Northrop Consulting Engineers was first published in SCN...

‘Pop Ups’ used to be temporary, inexpensive, amateurish. Not any more! Pop Ups are now mainstream, sophisticated and an established...

Buchan’s signature architectural work in the retail and hospitality space is widely evident at New Zealand’s brand-new retail district, Sylvia...

Nothing accelerates innovation as fast as a significant necessity. As an industry and sector, we are currently working our way...

Hyperdome’s North Mall was recently upgraded as the first chapter of their multi-million-dollar staged evolution. In this article, Elle Slabbert of Quatro...

We talk constantly of ‘place-making’. Our centres are community spaces and ‘places’ within them contribute significantly to the total experience....

A broad look across the world sees Susanne Pini conclude that ‘Public Places’ will be the new retail centres. The...

Are food courts a thing of the past? Tony Quinn believes that could be the case. Social distancing restrictions will...

At the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia, the news was flooded with hundreds of iconic Australian stores closing...

There’s no doubt that retail and shopping centres will change post COVID-19. But how? Architects and designers are at the...

Have you switched to supporting local businesses amid this crisis and found that the benefits of shopping with smaller local...

What’s the most popular ‘retail asset class’ in the current market? A Big Gun? A Little Gun? A department store...

The retail sector has always been in a constant state of evolution, adapting to changes in society, economic cycles, densification...

Is the time of the ‘architectural brief’ at an end? Will it be replaced by a Pinterest board? According to...

What’s a ‘Net Zero Carbon’ building? It may generate its own power, emit no carbon, but it might be constructed...

Technology continues to shape our built environment, but a balance needs to be achieved between hi-tech demands and simple human...

The future of bricks-and-mortar retail? Brave soul who would forecast it. That doesn’t mean it’s under threat; it’s not. But...

It’s all about how you look at a centre; how you perceive it. Is a centre an isolated component of...

What’s new in retail design? Who is leading the pack and where? Tony Quinn looks at some new and innovative...

In an age of flying cars, food sold in restaurants grown on site, micro-chips implanted in our eyes so we...

If you thought going to the movies was about sitting in an auditorium and watching a film, think again! That’s...

We see countless examples of old buildings being given a new life as old industrial structures are transformed into modern...

There are massive programs underway in many Australian centres to minimise power usage and move towards sustainable structures. Passivhaus is...

Forget the Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, even Gen Z – the next shapers of our shopping centres are the...

We are all aware of ‘creating spaces’. For many years now, we have been creating them in our centres. However,...

An interesting and intellectual piece on ‘place making’ and what it entails. What constitutes a ‘place’? What are its elements?...

Could a retail-led mix provide the perfect next generation use for important light industrial sites, which through gentrification and proximity...

QICGRE’s Eastland shopping centre in Melbourne has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes for its open-air...