Two major clothing retailers are about to set up shop at Vancouver Mall. Casual apparel chain Tillys and women’s fashion store Windsor will both join the tenant lineup later this year, the mall announced last week. The two stores will be the latest in a string of big name outlets […]
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Architectural firm Sasaki offers three concepts for Copley Square’s redesign
City officials have budgeted up to $10.9 million for what would be the two-acre square’s biggest face lift since the 1980s, up from $4 million last summer. They hope to start construction in 2022. The underlying theme of the design will be flexibility. Sasaki has found through its survey of […]
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Tesla steering wheel redesign polarizes experts, internet reacts
Tesla’s polarizing new ‘steering yoke’ has sparked debate online. Some say the steering wheel is forward thinking and futuristic, while others argue it’s impractical. The yoke will be in redesigned Model X crossovers and Model S sedans arriving later this year. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. After nearly […]
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Restaurants Undergo Massive COVID-Era Redesign
Restaurants Undergo Massive COVID-Era Redesign McDonald’s and other quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have had to rethink their business models in the pandemic’s wake. The typical Hollywood portrayal of the fast-food drive-thru experience includes an unintelligible conversation with a clerk, made worse by a lousy speaker system and an outdated menu that’s […]
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Klarna wants to redesign the package locker
The payments platform Klarna wants to change that. The Swedish company–which partners with 200,000 merchants across 17 countries including H&M, Ikea, Nike, and Asos—has been thinking up new solutions that make shopping more convenient and enjoyable for its customers. At its Future Shopping Lab, Klarna’s designers have developed a new […]
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Does LACMA’s redesign deserve this much carping?
An architectural rendering of Peter Zumthor’s and Michael Govan’s LACMA redesign looking west along Wilshire Boulevard. (Atelier Peter Zumthor / The Boundary) LACMA’s Michael Govan is without question one of the shrewdest museum leaders in the world, and at his direction we are about to get an entirely new Los […]
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LACMA’s redesign doesn’t deserve this much carping
An architectural rendering of Peter Zumthor’s and Michael Govan’s LACMA redesign looking west along Wilshire Boulevard. (Atelier Peter Zumthor / The Boundary) LACMA’s Michael Govan is without question one of the shrewdest museum leaders in the world, and at his direction we are about to get an entirely new Los […]
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New York opens traffic-clogged streets to people during pandemic, the city’s latest redesign in times of dramatic change
Harvest Kitchen restaurant, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, making use of New York City’s new policy of opening streets to walking, biking and dining. Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On some normally congested New York City streets, cars are gone, replaced by diners tentatively returning to restaurants – though […]