An 'Almost Revolutionary' Big Box

A supermarket opens in Wisconsin's first new urbanist development - but not without a fight on size and appearance.

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July 19, 2005, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

A new Copps grocery store in the Middleton Hills development was modified to blend into this neotraditional neighborhood outside Madison, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Journal Sentinal architecture critic, Whitney Gould, discusses the nonstandard architecure and design of this large store. Changes included a modified footprint and incorporation of "prairie style" design features.

Thanks to Travis Olson

FULL STORY: Big box need not be ugly

Sunday, July 17, 2005 in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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