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At night the Architura fixtures produce continuous ribbons of light. During the day, the fixture mounting arms and extrusions provide architectural design elements for the outside of the Connector building. Photos courtesy CallisonRTKL
LED Fixtures “Connect” Malls Lighting design plays a significant role in a building that joins two malls in the King of Prussia Mall complex.
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n August 2016, the historical King of Prussia Mall in
ly completed, it created one of the largest enclosed shop-
CallisonRTKL’s design concept was the exterior of the
Pennsylvania celebrated the grand opening of their
ping centers in the United States—what some of its
Connector’s south façade. A two-level, diamond-shaped
new Connector Wing, designed by architectural
25-million yearly visitors/shoppers call The Eighth
glass curtainwall that intersects with the aluminum
Wonder of the World.
composite panels creates its distinctive, welcoming ap-
planners and designers CallisonRTKL Inc., Los Angeles. The two-level, 150,000-sq.-ft. Connector building
The Connector building serves as a new centerpiece
acts as a bridge to seamlessly link The Plaza and The
for the mall, connecting the entire property into a uni-
The curtainwall consists of flat and folded glass,
Court malls.
fied whole, carefully blending luxury with “ad-
forming a two-level-high main entryway for the en-
vanced-lifestyle” retailing. The outstanding feature of
closed mall. The equally large-scale diamond-shaped
When the 20-month construction project was final-
pearance.
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