The fastest way to straighten out the learning curve on specialized design projects.

Building Type Basics books provide architects, engineers, and facilities planners with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities.

In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-follow format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at your fingertips.

Building Type Basics for Retail and Mixed-Use Facilities offers a nuts-and-bolts guide to designing diverse and communal structures supporting retail and various combinations of retail and dining, entertainment, housing, and more. Complete with descriptive illustrations, this useful resource offers essential information, guidelines, and cautionary advice on such projects as shopping centers, urban regeneration/renewal projects, town centers, individual and freestanding stores, e-commerce, and mixed-use facilities.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Evolution of Retailing
3. Where People Shop
4. Retail Store Planning
5. Retail Store Design
6. Planning for Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Centers
7. Design of Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Centers
8. Building Systems for Retail Stores and Shopping Centers/Mixed-Use Centers
9. The Future of Retail

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Index

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