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Could one Italian architect have the antidote for America’s dying malls?

Massimiliano Fuksas on his redesign of LA's Beverly Center and the meaning of beauty

Massimiliano Fuksas and a rendering of the renovated Beverly Center, slated for completion in 2018 (Credit: Alchetron, Massimiliano Fuksas)
Massimiliano Fuksas and a rendering of the renovated Beverly Center, slated for completion in 2018 (Credit: Alchetron, Massimiliano Fuksas)

From the Los Angeles website: The Beverly Center mall, owned by Taubman Centers, may have a $500 million renovation budget, but Massimiliano Fuksas, the architect spearheading the transformation, only has one goal — to make you feel something when you walk in.

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“Emotion is everything,” the Italian architect told The Real Deal as he waxed poetic on art, beauty and why indoor shopping malls don’t necessarily have to wither and die. [more]

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