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Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre

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Main Author: Taitz, Darin Ryan
Other Authors: Noero, Jo
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics 2014
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5584 Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre Taitz, Darin Ryan Noero, Jo Coetzer, Nic Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. There is a common assumption that shopping malls are "bad" buildings. But this thesis aims to contest this assumption and offer a new way to approach shopping centre design. The shopping mall is not bad in the sens that it functions highly effieciently and serves the retail requirements of both shopper and tenant. The way in which the shopping mall is bad is the thinking behind their design often as a result of developer control, being one of the most commercially driven building types. This can often result in buildings that have a negative impact on their surroundings. Shopping malls tend to isolate their surroundings by creating inward-facing arcades. This is observed as the only profitable way to deal with shop fronts in shopping malls which results in the creation of large blank facades on the exterior. 2014-07-31T11:33:32Z 2014-07-31T11:33:32Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MArch http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5584 eng application/pdf School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town
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Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre
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title Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre
title_full Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre
title_fullStr Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre
title_full_unstemmed Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre
title_short Mall re-imagined reconsidering a Cape Town shopping centre
title_sort mall re imagined reconsidering a cape town shopping centre
topic Architecture, Planning and Geomatics
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5584
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