In the 1980s, General Growth Properties added a two level open air wing to Oak Brook Mall in order to connect and take advantage of first and second level entrances to Nordstrom. In 2010 GGP commissioned a make-over of the public spaces, including paving, landscape, environmental graphics and new cladding over the existing failing glazed white brick. The new cladding uses bright colors and patterns to draw shoppers to the under-utilized second level.
Christopher Thomas as Design Principal for DLR Group
