In my diploma project I consider shopping centres not as the physical manifestations of capitalism and overconsumption, but as potential resources. The quality and quantity of such buildings are significant when it comes to adaptive reuse. A key finding of my thesis is that the spaces of consumption have always been the reflections of the social structure, needs, and desired values of the given period, and have had an impact on consumer behaviour, while consumers have also been shaping these spaces. An important strength of shopping centres is that various communities and subcultures are formed here. While the most typical activity is individual passive consumption within a community, which is perhaps one of the most impersonal forms of all community experiences, I believe that these places can become real community centres, just like in the original, utopian visions. This function should be strengthened in these buildings, and functions should be added that allow not only for passive consumption but also for engagement in community activities. With the architectural and functional reinvention of the buildings, we don’t have to wait until they are fully abandoned and lose all their former functions. With a detailed analysis of these buildings and taking into consideration the social and environmental needs of the period, as architects we must try to formulate and preserve values that, with added new structures, can contribute to the better use of space and the resilient integration of functions.