In the world of architecture, age bestows charm. The older a building is, or appears to be,the more people admire it. That is why styles are so frequently recycled, why people buyneocolonial houses or nouveau Georgian manors. It is also why things once thought tackyor even outright ugly, such as stainless-steel diners or hot-dog standsin the shape of hot dogs, eventually find cult followings.
John Zeaman, Mall earns measure of distinction in aging, October, 31, 2004, bergen.com
The shopping mall might seem an unlikely candidate for architectural distinction - based on pure aesthetics - and yet, what better architectural icon of American suburbanization is there? The artcle I found studies this thought and relates it to the soon-to-evolve Bergen Mall in Paramus, New Jersey, one of America's first regional malls.
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