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One goal of the REC Advisory Group is to provide our members
with access to relevant information pertaining to retail and
entertainment architecture. We have started what we hope will
become an ever-growing, organic list of articles, case studies,
publications, and resources. It is our goal to post two or
three per month. The success of this tool depends on you, so please
send articles and information to our attention (at rec@aia.org).
"Big Box and the City"
Shopping Center Business
Retail, as a business model and in its architectural form, is
constantly evolving in response to changing economic and social
conditions. The rise, decline and reinvention of the urban
department store over the last hundred and fifty years is the story
not only of retail cycles and industry consolidation but also of
the evolving nature of big city centers
"Green Design Goes Mainstream"
National Real Estate Investor
Retail Revolution: Even the mainstream media has noticed the
revolution in green building, but when the subject comes up, flashy
office projects tend to get the attention. This is steadily
changing. A number of factors are driving the trend: retailers can
look to examples of successful sustainable design in other property
types; there's more governmental pressure favoring greener
buildings these days and retailers and retail developers are
beginning to realize the PR value of green properties. However,
most importantly, retailers — big retailers — now see
significant cost-savings potential in operating green buildings,
while retail developers are coming to realize that sustainable
design doesn't have to be prohibitively expensive.
"McDonald's Going Green"
Green Arch Design
"Golden Arches turning Green" At a glance, there’s not much
different about the McDonald’s restaurant in Savannah,
Georgia— except maybe that white roof. however, when the
neighboring shopping center set a goal to become one of the
nation’s first green-certified shopping centers
McDonald’s owner Gary Dodd chose to follow the lead and has
realized that “....because it’s green—it’s
special. And it’s going to save us some energy costs as
well.”
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