Retail

Live From CBGB's
by Tom Beer - 06/01/2008
At 315 Bowery, rock and roll will never die. The address belonged for more than 30 years to CBGB, short for Country, Blue Grass, and Blues. But the club where Patti Smith and the Ramones cranked out the sounds of New York punk closed its doors in 2006. After an appropriate mourning period, the space has reopened as a John Varvatos menswear store, where rock pumps from the speakers and skinny, s... More

Callison and USGBC Create LEED for Retail Model
by Nicholas Tamarin - 07/02/2008
Retail design firm Callison has partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to develop LEED for Retail and LEED Portfolio, two new sustainable models for retailers. More
NeoCon Green Pages: Update on LEED
by Justin Doak - 06/09/2008
Justin Doak, the LEED Retail Sector Manager gives a preview into v3, or LEED for Commercial Interiors for Retail More
La Dolce Vita
by Mark McMenamin - 06/01/2008
5+1AA project Open Care, Milan. standout At this 16,400-square-foot art consultancy and restoration business located underground, the mood shifts from sprightly in reception, with its white leather-covered seating by Francesco Binfaré, to severe in the vault, lined with steel storage compartments. More
Aisles And Islands
by Maria Shollenbarger - 05/01/2008
Firm: Hugh A. Boyd Architects Site: Manila The firm now known as Hugh A. Boyd Architects has specialized in food retail over a period of almost 20 years, with a focus on high-end, boutique purveyors and farmers' markets. So how did the firm's name get attached to Landmark, a Manila mega-market and food court encompassing 146,000 square feet with a seating capacity of 1,400? "The CEO of Landmark... More
Q: Stores
04/01/2008
Five designers tell us their favorite New York stores. More
The Last Days Of Disco
by Aric Chen - 04/01/2008
A Bathing Ape, the cult street-wear label based in Tokyo, has gone through more permutations than a hip-hop mix. For starters, call it BAPE for short—the contraction you'll find not only on minimally cool boutiques in places from Hong Kong and Taiwan to London and New York but also on a café and two record labels. More
To A Tee
by Bunny Wong - 04/01/2008
Known for deceptively simple-looking clingy tops and casual ruched minidresses, the Zooey label has perfected the look of girl-next-door-moves-to-Hollywood. Recently, organic-cotton T-shirts joined the lineup—the girl next door now recycles. A rebranding effort, aimed at making shoppers aware of these identities, began when the company placed its showrooms in the hands of Stefan Beckman, ... More
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