Upcoming Excerpts & Thoughts: Malls, Urbanity
By Blair Lorenzo | Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
You know, writing is a long, slow process—certainly not one that suits social media. But fear not, dear reader: progress is being made, and my latest, quite large article is coming soon! Keep your eyes peeled! Until then, here is a brief excerpt to tide you over:
“ Unfortunately, achieving such a street-like atmosphere has been the unrealized dream of almost every shopping mall since Victor Gruen conceived of the concept. Almost all such malls, alas, instead turn out to be mere simulacra of streets: built to the human scale and for human perception and physical needs, but without any of the other factors that drive urban life, ultimately ending up as sterile homages to bland consumerism. ”