"Malls are now being designed to resemble the downtown commercial districts they replaced."
Andrew Blum has come to some concerns and conclusions similar to our own when it comes to the lifestyle center phenomenon. In an article published today on Slate, he talks about the evolution of malls and the appropriation of "public space."
The lifestyle center is a bizarre outgrowth of the suburban mentality: People want public space, even if making that space private is the only way to get it.Article: Slate - The Mall Goes Undercover
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