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These complexes inspired Ray Bradbury’s essay “The Aesthetics of Lostness” and his correspondence with Jon Jerde, a prominent designer of them. A prominent one of these complexes in Houston borrowed its glass barrel vault roof from one of these complexes in Milan named for Victor Emmanuel II. (20[1])People are attracted to “anchor” locations (20[1])in these places via Gruen (20[1])transfer in their (20[1])design. “Greyfield” refers to (10[2])empty concrete bases from when (*) “dead” examples of these places are demolished instead of repurposed for mixed-use development. The Triple Five Group runs one of these complexes in Bloomington, Minnesota (10[1])called (10[1])“[one of them] of America.” For 10 points, (10[1])name this type of suburban shopping center. ■END■ (10[2])

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