Springfield

What happens to abandoned buildings when the world around them changes because of economic or technological changes? Sears was once a juggernaut, the largest retailer in the United States it made up 1 percent of the entire US economy in the 1980's. Malls rose throughout the country with Sears anchoring many of them; however, with the rise of online retail, malls have emptied out and have become a blight on the American landscape. JGMA JGMA The Illinois State Office Transformation project confronts the problem of a huge, vacant, mall anchor store and parking lot into an opportunity for responsible change in an era of dwindling resources. Located in the White Oaks Mall in Springfield, IL our new project will house the Environmental... More