Is it a mall, a theme park, or something entirely different? Shoppers might ask themselves that question when Brookfield Properties fully delivers its new Potsdamer Platz experience to Berlin, Germany, this year. They'll have plenty to discover[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Come Summer 2024, the first units should be up for rent at Haleco, the mixed-use development for which Ivanhoé Cambridge, together with the City of Montreal (Canada) and Cogir Real Estate, will totally transform a site nestled between Old Mont[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Fox Valley Mall (Aurora, USA) is about to break ground on a new placemaking project: Fox Yard, an open-air plaza where the community can gather to attend special events and workout sessions, take in live entertainment, grab a bite during food t[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

One visual artist will get a major career boost when 313@Somerset chooses the winner of its summer creative competition. The Singapore shopping center and owner Lendlease have issued a call for entries to find works that can best represent and [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

New York City has its Times Square, Vegas ist famous Strip, and soon Oxford Street could become such a beacon for London (UK). The City of Westminster and The Crown Estate want to transform the street district into two new pedestrian-friendly p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Smack in the middle of a global pandemic is no place to flaunt a retail destination's eye-catching but superficial attributes. Viewed from a distance, those features tend to fade, leaving promoters to wonder how they can get shoppers to pay sus[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

As it enters a new decade and its 60th year of operation, Canada's Oxford Properties Group is, by its own account, thinking big. The benchmark that it's hoping to set places one of the company's most high-profile properties at the heart of an e[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Demand is building for richer retail experiences in the City of Doral, Florida, and Miami-based Terra Group is about to respond with a new downtown scheme. It has now unveiled plans for Doral Square, a 150,000sq.ft. lifestyle-driven center that[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A couple of weeks ago, we looked at Hawthorn Mall's placemaking-through-art strategy and its commissioning of four murals to visually signal its imminent transformation. The Vernon Hills (USA) center has now peeled off a few layers to reveal wha[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Lush gardens and beach fronts are familiar backdrops for wedding photography, but instead, one couple chose a mural at Hawthorn Mall (Vernon Hills, USA) after tying the knot earlier this summer. The 4,000sq.ft. "Love" piece that Ruben Rojas crea[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...