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Having visited both Newbury and Copley/Prudential shopping centers, I was most surprised by the difference of the vibes that these two places gave. In the Newbury’s shops/street, we notice that it has a more homey feeling due to the linear building…

When thinking about the Prudential/Copley commercial center, the connecting hallways are the first features that come to mind. Although these paths do have stores off to their sides, they seem to be constructed, primarily, with the express purpose of…

Both the Prudential Center and Newbury street are commercial shopping areas, but they differ in that the Prudential could conceivably be modeled on a central meeting place with radiating streets in a town, whereas Newbury street harkens to the main…

The Copley Place and Prudential Center malls and Newbury Street display a stark contrast in the different modes one can organize a retail center or area. First, Newbury is very open, with stores in townhouse style buildings along the street. I think…

It dawned on me as I worked on my sketches: A mall is an attempt at the mystical idea of a cobblestone street in Europe with shops on either side, and everyone leisurely enjoying a nice summer day. The attempt is almost too good in a way. Malls like…

Copley/Prudential

As I ascend flight upon flight of escalators up to Copley Place, I feel myself being transported to another world—to a quiet and glamorous realm, safely perched several floors above the hustle and bustle of the streets below.…

For these sketches, I emphasized the changes in elevation in the two different shopping areas. I thought it was interesting how while one might imagine an indoor mall to have shopping on multiple levels, the more traditional shopping on Newbury…

Copley Place is definitely catered for the wealthy upper class in its selection of stores. Neiman Marcus, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Tiffany and Co. are only a handful of the many higher-end brand name stores available here. The most interesting thing…

Everything about Copley Place screams upscale. From the sign out in front of the mall in the mini-plaza to the advertisements everywhere for the mall itself, as one of many Simon malls, to the fancy salmon-colored stone stairs to the shiny gold…

Beginning with the spatial analysis of the Prudential Mall, one can see the development of commerce in a unique geographic dimension. The first things you notice when entering this mall is the sheer magnitude and monumental size of both the stores…