Twelve Oaks Mall was then developed as a joint venture between A. Alfred Taubman, Homart Development, and the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Excavation of the site began in the spring of , and construction began later that fall.
The head builder was Richard Marrone. In , Hudson's converted to Marshall Field's. In , The Taubman Corporation demolished the defunct United Artists Theatres and made way for a new "Lifestyle Cafe" food court, and allowed kiosks in the mall for the first time.
This marked a change in Taubman policy, as it was originally believed that a food court would invite teenage loitering and that kiosks diminished the upscale atmosphere of the mall. The expansion made Twelve Oaks Mall one of Taubman's largest mall properties. Construction began in February , with Clark Construction Company taking on the project. Also in , Marshall Field's converted to Macy's , and expanded to , sq ft. In September , the new Nordstrom opened with over 40 small specialty shops.
In January , The Cheesecake Factory announced that it will open at the mall later that year, and it opened on August 13, On December 28, , it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide.
The store closed in March The interior design is heavily influenced by the Brutalist architectural movement that was popular during the s. It consists of large, contemporary, geometric ceiling designs with recessed skylights in the center and anchor courts with lower ceilings between them. Cheesecake Factory.
Twelve Oaks underwent renovations in that included additional internal lighting around the mall's existing skylights. Edit text. Sign in Malls. Incorrect login or password. Sign up with email. Registration Dear: Sir. First name: Error filling. Last name: Error filling. E-mail your login : Error filling. City: Choose city. Thank you! Construction of the mall began in the fall of Prior to its development as the Mall, the site was proposed to be used as a landfill.
Opposition by residents and the then Village of Novi prevented the establishment of the landfill. Opposition to the proposal in Farmington Township and West Bloomfield Township pushed the developers west to the location in Novi. In , The Taubman Corporation demolished the defunct United Artists Theatres and made way for a new "Lifestyle Cafe" food court, and allowed kiosks in the mall for the first time. This marked a change in Taubman policy, as it was originally believed that a food court would invite teenage loitering, and that kiosks diminished the upscale atmosphere of the mall.
Nordstrom store. Construction began in February , with Clark Construction Company taking on the project. Interior and Architecture The architecture consists of large, contemporary, geometric ceiling designs with recessed skylights in the center and anchor courts with lower ceilings between them.
Originally, the interior decor included wood railings with steel bars, terazzo flooring, scultpures throughout the center on ceilings and floors , and a staircase in the center court.
Each court e. Sears Court, Hudson's Court also contained a large modern art sculpture, and the original three anchors each had four trees.
Between and , the mall underwent a multi-million dollar renovation which included new entrances, new flooring, an additional elevator in center court, new signage, new railing accents, fixtures, and furnishings.
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