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GR.iD by SPARK offers a case study in both urban and building rejuvenation

GR.iD by SPARK offers a case study in both urban and building rejuvenation

The youth-focused mall and education hub embraces the vitality of the arts district while turning the failures of an existing building around.

Aedas-designed Xi’an Lovi Center opens to public

Aedas-designed Xi’an Lovi Center opens to public

Combining a shopping mall, office towers and hotel facilities, the design concept revolves around the ideas of a garden city.

<strong>5 great examples of experiential retail in Asia</strong>

5 great examples of experiential retail in Asia

From Singapore to China, these 5 projects create memorable experiences for its visitors, beyond buying and browsing products.

Kokaistudios delivers destination shopping-hospitality experience in CITIC SQUARE

Kokaistudios delivers destination shopping-hospitality experience in CITIC SQUARE

Dynamic and futuristic, Kokaistudios’ latest renovation transforms a twenty-year old shopping mall into a modern lifestyle destination with a new architecture that complements its historic surroundings by creating new vistas and possibilities through seemingly floating pixels.

The Link CentralWalk by Aedas is a green-inspired social hub in Futian CBD

The Link CentralWalk by Aedas is a green-inspired social hub in Futian CBD

One of the largest shopping malls in a dynamic and fast-growing region, The Link CentralWalk has been re-imagined as an urban oasis.

Hyundai Seoul: The largest department store in South Korea by Burdifilek

Hyundai Seoul: The largest department store in South Korea by Burdifilek

We take you to the largest department store in South Korea, where Canadian firm Burdifilek has envisaged a boldly futuristic experience, interwoven with nature.

Instagram-worthy interstices complete this HK retail interior

Instagram-worthy interstices complete this HK retail interior

In Hong Kong, Bean Buro rejuvenated common areas of a trendy APM shopping mall to appeal to its social media savvy habitués.

Smart Home Meets Traditional Retail By Spacemen

Smart Home Meets Traditional Retail By Spacemen

China-based interior design firm Spacemen has created a showroom and experience centre for well-known technology brand Haier that is both futuristic and minimal yet also, at times, homey.

A Mall With A Theatrical Heart In Shanghai By Kokaistudios

A Mall With A Theatrical Heart In Shanghai By Kokaistudios

The newly renovated Shimao Festival City in Shanghai references the world of the theatre and incorporates public spaces of engagement and exchange.

A Mall With A Theatrical Heart By Kokaistudios

A Mall With A Theatrical Heart By Kokaistudios

The newly renovated Shimao Festival City in Shanghai references the world of the theatre and incorporates public spaces of engagement and exchange.

Lane 189 by UNStudio: Ahead of the Curve

Lane 189 by UNStudio: Ahead of the Curve

Known as an innovator in developing the relationship between digital technology and architecture, UNStudio explores the formal complexity and a deep integration of facade and interior space in a Shanghai shopping mall Lane 189. Neo Disheng writes for Cubes 87.

Chinese Mall Inspired By An Auspicious Symbol

Chinese Mall Inspired By An Auspicious Symbol

Informed by its urban context and inspired by a cultural symbol, the Olympia 66 shopping mall in the city of Dalian, China is an iconic destination unique to the community.