Mahan Rykiel Associates

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Public Parks and Civic Plazas

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Retail and Repositioning

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placemaking
retail mixed use; town center; plaza

Why developers are offering ‘experiences’ to attract suburbanites

In the sometimes lonely world of online shopping and social media interactions, how can development provide the meaningful experiences people want and need? This article, by the Washington Post, details some success stories, including our work at Mosaic District in Virginia and Rockville Town Square, Maryland, as well as an exciting new project by Five Squares Development and their deep dive into the...
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Sandlot | Landscape Performance Series

Mahan Rykiel recently partnered with Landscape Architecture Foundation’s (LAF) Landscape Performance Series. The series is a research program that studies landscape performance benefits of projects led by landscape architects.  LAF focused their efforts on Sandlot, an interim, pop-up active waterfront destination and eatery located on a former industrial site in Baltimore, Maryland’s Inner Harbor. Cut...
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