From 14.7. to 16.10.2016, the architecture museum of TUM at Pinakothek der Moderne hosts the exhibition "World of Malls. Architectures of Consumption". Alain Thierstein has contributed to the exhibition catalogue with an article on "The Shopping Mall: How Do I Organize the Human Need for Encounter in a Spatially Efficient Way?".
More Information on the exhibition can be found on the museum website.