Shopping Centers Today is the news magazine of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
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16 S C T / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 D E S I G N T H E C O M M O N A R E A A fter years in development, Miami's $1.5 billion Brickell City Centre opened in November. The project includes a 500,000-square-foot retail center joining office towers and a hotel. The entire project is intricately linked by its architectural crown jewel, the innovative Climate Ribbon, a $30 million elevated trellis of steel, glass and fabric that connects all components of the project. The feature isn't there just to look good, however; it is designed to harness Miami's bay breezes while deflecting the sun to create a comfortable open-air shopping environment without consuming energy. Hugh Dutton, principal of Hugh Dutton Associés in Paris, collaborated with the international Arquitectonica architecture firm on the ribbon's design. n Ribbon in the sky