February 2, 2024
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by California Centers
The desire to diversify offerings, provide more outdoor space and accommodate today’s shopper has brought about an urban design and feel to California’s shopping centers – even the ones in suburbia. “Society has fallen in love with the urban fabric of our downtown city centers,” explains David McCullough, principal at McCullough Landscape Architects in San Diego.