New Retail (Themes): 0000 - Softcover

Barreneche, Raul; Rabureau Inc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071484862X ISBN 13: 9780714848624

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2008

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 208 in Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. In the decades since the advent of the shopping mall. shopping has become synonymous with entertainment and the retail store a key player in establishing and identity In a growing trend. high-profile architects are designing provocative storefronts and interiors that create an aura of exclusivity. draw in customers. and attract media attention rivaling the goods within.New Retail examines this phenomenon with an overview of 24 of the most innovative retail spaces built around the world in recent years. designed by high-profile international architects as well as smaller cutting-edge firms. Projects in the book include the Carlos Miele store in New York (Asymptote). three stores for Louis Vuitton in New York and Tokyo (Jun Aoki). Selfridges in Birmingham. the UK (Future Systems). two clothing boutiques in S...

About this title

Review:

"Stunning photography."―City Living

About the Author:

Raul A. Barreneche, a New York-based editor and critic, has been writing about architecture and design for more than a decade. A former Executive Editor at Architecture, he writes regularly for The New York Times. He is currently Contributing Editor to Metropolitan Home, Travel + Leisure, and Architectural Record. He has written for Dwell, House Beautiful, i-D, ELLE Décor, Interior Design, Wallpaper, and other publications. Barreneche is co-author of House: American Houses for the New Century, and author of Tropical Modern.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 071484862X
• ISBN 13: 9780714848624
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208