Strip malls define our streetscapes. Here, and in suburbs across the country, strip malls are a fact of life. They are the wallflowers of thousands of streetscapes that millions of people travel daily. To envision a new future for this lowly (yet overabundant) building stock, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary…

Exhibition opening and announcement of award winners: October 4, 2008 “Flip a Strip,” a design competition organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA], generated 95 completed submissions, from architectural teams in 46 cities and six countries. This innovative project intends to inspire creative, new visions for the renovation…