You Have to Be There: 4 Retail Spaces That Buy Into Experience

When lockdowns first hit and retailers were forced to shut up shop, many took to the digital high street instead, with those investing hardest and quickest in their online personas invariably winning the battle for our bookmarks. As the world opened again, some kept both their physical and digital presence in a hybrid model, while others chose to remove themselves from bricks and mortar altogether.

What Does it Cost to Recycling Building Materials?

Almost two decades ago, in the downtown corridor of Columbus, Ohio, the century-old landmarked Lazarus Building underwent an extensive renovation to save the department store and restore it to its former glory. Sixty million dollars went into its restoration and transformation into a retail and office complex. During the construction, workers recycled nearly 5,000 pounds of steel, 2,000 pounds of concrete, and significant amounts of carpeting, ceiling tiles, and various wood- keeping 22,000 pounds of debris out of Ohio’s landfills. They also saved more than $25 million dollars by implementing this rigorous recycling process.

“As Architects, We Don’t Discover Our Identity, We Construct It”: In Conversation with Rahul Mehrotra

Rahul Mehrotra is a practicing architect based in Boston and Mumbai and he has been teaching at Harvard’s GSD where he is currently Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design and Director of the Master in Architecture in Urban Design Degree Program. Born in 1959, Mehrotra grew up in Lucknow, a city in Northern India and an important cultural and artistic hub. His father was a manager at a large machine tool company. The family moved a lot following Mehrotra senior’s frequent promotions, which led to changing residences owned by his company. Besides a few years in Lucknow and Delhi, they lived in different neighborhoods within Mumbai.

A-House / Klochenko Architects

Task: A-house is a second house on plot . It's a place for client’s guests to stay and relax. Despite close placement of the primary house , A- House needed its private area around, but not being obviously separated from the rest of the plot. The house is designed for four people to stay. Location: The plot faces the Dnipro river bank from the east and has an entrance from the street from the west side. House is located in the south part of the plot and facing the south-east. It provides a great view to all rooms and gets some privacy from main house residents. West side of the plot is covered from the street by a line of birch trees. Some fir trees on the north side of the house also hide it from neighbors and unobviously divide the plot in 2 parts.

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