In its latest Retail Report, Forbes Magazine says that four trends will shape retail in 2022. Tony Quinn of Hames Sharley, examines the report, comments on...
Author - Tony Quinn
Tony Quinn is a Principal Architect at Hames Sharley, a national multi-award winning design practice specialising in architecture, interior design, urban design and planning. Tony has over 25 years’ experience within the retail and mixed use sectors, extending across master planning and design. Prior to joining Hames Sharley, Tony has directed award winning projects such as the Orion Springfield Queensland (mixed use) and Sovereign Hills Town Centre (mixed use). Tony also worked on projects such as No. 1 Martin Place (Sydney GPO), Grace Bros Broadway and Sydney Central Plaza redevelopments.
Tony is a member of the Australian Institute of Architects, Large Practice Committee (AIA) and International Council of Shopping Centres and is an active member of the Property Industry Foundation, as a former board member and chair of the Regatta committee.
This article written by Tony Quinn of Hames Sharley was first published in SCN Vol.39 No. 2 – CBD Guns 2021 As a follow up to my article in the last issue of...
‘Shopping Local’ has been accelerated by COVID. Retailers are constantly monitoring their operations to suit local conditions; ‘one size fits all’ is no longer...
Are food courts a thing of the past? Tony Quinn believes that could be the case. Social distancing restrictions will bring about casualties… So let’s address...
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Slow down and smell the roses. That’s Tony Quinn’s advice if you want to achieve a well-designed centre. The new buzzword is ‘Biophillic Design’ –...
There was a time, not too long ago, when the major debate in our industry was all about the ‘boxes’ we’d created, with the entire action being on the inside...
If you’ve got a department store that looks like it could be on the way out, don’t worry about filling the space! Tony Quinn has lots of options – after...
With retail sales somewhat stagnant, major department stores posting poor figures and other majors downsizing, one could be forgiven for thinking it’s all...
In my previous article in the March Big Guns issue, I covered retailers moving into the food and beverage game. In this issue, I’m exploring those that have...
If you were asked what LVMH, Prada, Dolce and Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Tiffany’s and Prada all do to make a crust, how would you...
Once again, I have scoured the globe to find the latest and greatest (in my humble opinion) of recent developments that contain the 'wow factor'...
Back in 2003, I had the good fortune to work on the David Jones Food Chain rollout. Unfortunately, it was before its time and the board saw fit to shut it down...
So Amazon is coming like a tsunami and scaring the pants off some, while others flick it away with a sweep of the hand indicating little concern...
In this edition, I am going to focus on a trend that is growing (pardon the pun) in retail under the guise of enhancing the customer experience...
I am currently undertaking research for several retail and mixed-use projects in order to gather precedent imagery...
Tony Quinn looks at how retail is being used to ‘revitalise’ neglected and unused spaces in large cities...
As the saying goes, everything old is new again. In other words things move in cycles. I am going to focus on retail as the tool to reinvigorate our towns and...
Vision, Innovation and Value Achievement; great stuff when it comes to shopping centres. Tony Quinn takes us to Paris, Chengdu and Santiago...
In this article I will review some of the ICSC’S recent award-winning projects from overseas.
Last year, I queried in SCN whether the food court is dead.
What happens when a ‘starchitect’ gets to design a shopping centre?
The days of the 500-seat ‘beer hall barn’ appear to be over. People are becoming far savvier, and want a more...
