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The International Council of Shopping Centers, based in New York City, classifies two types of shopping centers as malls: regional malls and super regional malls.A regional mall, per the International Council of Shopping Centers, is a shopping mall with 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m 2) to 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m 2) gross leasable area with at least two anchor stores. [8]
A notable example is the Halton Lea Shopping Centre (originally known as Shopping City) in Runcorn, which opened in 1972 and was conceived as the centre point for the new town's development. Another early example is the Brent Cross Centre , Britain's first out-of-town shopping centre and located on the northern outskirts of London , which was ...
Shopping mall conversion – residential and/or office units added (adjacent) to an existing standalone shopping mall; Retail district retrofit – retrofitting of a suburban retail area to a more village-like appearance and mix of uses; Live/work – residents can operate small businesses on the ground floor of the building where they live
The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, a lifestyle center in Maple Grove, Minnesota The Shops at Friendly Center, a lifestyle center in Greensboro, North Carolina. A lifestyle center (American English), or lifestyle centre (Commonwealth English), is an open-air shopping center which aims to create a "pedestrian-friendly, town-like atmosphere with sidewalks, landscaping, ambient lighting, and park benches ...
Rockland Centre first opened in 1959 with Steinberg's, Morgan's, Woolworth's, Holt Renfrew, United Cigars and 35-40 other tenants. [1] [2] The original Rockland Centre was an outdoor shopping centre. [3] It was a single-story shopping centre. [4] Morgan's, however, had three floors. It was designed by architects Victor Prus, [2] and Ian Martin. [5]
An example of a small strip mall in Onalaska, Wisconsin. A strip mall, strip center, strip plaza or simply plaza is a type of shopping center common in North America and Australia where the stores are arranged in a row, with a footpath in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front.
A shopping street [1] or shopping district [2] is a designated road or quarter of a municipality that is composed of retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes). Such areas may be pedestrian-oriented, [3] with street-side buildings and wide sidewalks.
The pink-hued Eastgate Centre, with its distinctive chimneys Schematic of the natural ventilation of the building. The Eastgate Centre is a shopping centre and office block in central Harare, Zimbabwe, designed by Mick Pearce. Designed to be ventilated and cooled by entirely natural means, it was probably the first building in the world to use ...