of Symbolic Interactionism and Architecture Design” by Hanieh H. Molana and Richard E. Adams and “Symbolic Interaction Theory and Architecture” by Ronald W. Smith and Valerie Bugni, was that place identity plays a large role in how people perceive a site. These pieces of literature add value to the redesign and sense of place of place for the Muncie Mall because they define the terminology, theories, and ideology to properly prepare a design and cater to the Muncie community.
Modern Sustainable solutions in Urban Environments
This last section will provide an overview of four comparative research pieces all varying
anywhere from journal articles, case studies, or thesis projects. These pieces will be used to create a better understanding of the components needed to successfully urbanize the Muncie Mall. This section will also be used to unite urban sustainability and post-industrial cities like Muncie with an optimum future through urban revitalization. The research article titled “Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls” conducted and written by Haoying Han, Noman Sahito, Thuy Van Thi Nguyen, Jinsoo Hwang, and Muhammad Asif touches on a few centered concepts of sustainable development, successful sustainable urban design in cities, pedestrian oriented framework, and a case study covering shopping malls at Hangzhou the capital of Zhejiang, China. What is unique about this article and study is that it covers all aspects of proper sustainable design in modern landscape architecture and relates it to architecture, urban planning, the modern consumer, and shopping malls. Tied to these relations is the common theme of ideology that sustainable design is more than simple one dimension environmental after-thought. Sustainable design is merely a combination of environmental, social, and economic variables all in relation to efficiency and cost of production in both design and construction phases. A quote by Dumreicher, H (17) used in the article defines characteristics of proper sustainable design: “Sustainable city should be compact, dense, diverse, and highly integrated. They ask for an urban form that is easily walkable, MAPLE | URBAN ENERGY & ADVANCEMENT IN MODERN MALLS
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