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Do Lifestyle Centers Hijack New Urbanism?

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Adam Krom
17 November 2003 - 3:00pm

Cleveland architecture critic says new shopping center is "high end roadside kitsch"

"The $147 million development is a sugary-sweet confection of architecture and planning that's packed with empty calories. In truth, Legacy Village is a shopping center in the midst of a vast parking lot. But it pretends to be much, much more.... Legacy Village is neither a legacy nor a village. The Main Street environment is a tease, an architectural bait-and-switch intended to make visitors overlook how hard it really is to get around on foot."

Full Story: New center can't live up to promise of its name
Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 16, 2003
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