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Monorail track converted into elevated treetop trail by Minnesota Zoo and Snow Kreilich Architects

Archinect

MAY 4, 2022

The Minnesota Zoo is to begin construction on its Treetop Trail , which will see 1.25 Rendering via Minnesota Zoo The scheme was designed by Minneapolis-based Snow Kreilich Architects , who began feasibility work on the project in 2016, including appraisals of the monorail track’s structural capacity.

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Foster + Partners and CannonDesign lead reimagination of Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota

Archinect

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A team comprising Foster + Partners , CannonDesign , and Gilbane Building Company has designed a major healthcare addition to Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota. The project, titled 'Bold. in Rochester' centers on two new high-rise clinical buildings at the center of the campus.

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World's longest elevated pedestrian loop at the Minnesota Zoo officially opens

Archinect

JULY 31, 2023

The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop, is officially open to the public. “The Treetop Trail marks a new chapter for the Minnesota Zoo,” said John Frawley, the institution's director and foundation president. The project, which saw 1.25

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Minnesota Street Project by JENSEN Architects

Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Minnesota Street Project was established in response to San Francisco’s booming rental market, to provide stable studio and commercial space for the city’s artists and art galleries. A café bar opens to both Minnesota Street and the entry lobby, engaging the neighborhood. central atrium. central atrium.

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The Minnesota Zoo kicks off transformation of defunct monorail track into elevated pedestrian loop

The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 12, 2022

When the Skytrail monorail system debuted in September 1979 just a little over a year after the larger opening of the Minnesota Zoo (née the Minnesota Zoological Garden), it was [.].

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Japanese architecture informs design of Minnesota house by Salmela Architect

Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. The house rests on a fifty-acre (20-hectare) parcel, the majority of which the clients granted to the Minnesota Land Trust for permanent conservation.

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$1.85M Will Land You the Tallest Home in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dwell

JUNE 3, 2022

Property Details: Location: 4 Crocus Hill, Saint Paul, Minnesota Price: $1,850,000 Year built: 1886 Architect: William Channing Whitney Footprint: 9,400 square feet (seven bedrooms, seven baths) Lot size: 1.56 The 4 Crocus Hill residence in Saint Paul, Minnesota, features two private entrances, one with a green-painted porte cochere.

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Channel glass and wood wrap Lakeside Modern house in Minnesota

Deezen

JUNE 20, 2024

Called Lakeside Modern, the house is located alongside a lake in central Minnesota. The house is located along a lake in central Minnesota PKA Architecture and interior design firm Martha Dayton Design – both based in Minnesota – worked closely together to create a dwelling that was private while having a strong connection to the water. "The

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Minneapolis architecture firm hit with whistleblower lawsuit alleging missing millions, retaliation

Archinect

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Minnesota Star Tribune is reporting on a strange case involving the former principal of Minneapolis-based RSP Architects & Planners after he filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation in response to his apparent discovery of missing funds. Novak was later laid off in a cost-saving move in March.

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HDR wraps a new research facility in Minnesota for Mayo Clinic in aluminum scrim

The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

But the Mayo Clinic’s leadership in the realm of health sciences The post HDR wraps a new research facility in Minnesota for Mayo Clinic in aluminum scrim appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. The Mayo Clinic may be one of the most trusted names in Google searches for symptoms late at night.

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Consider the 15 mph City

ArchDaily

MAY 18, 2023

An 1880s Manor With an Eye-Catching Porte Cochere Asks $2.3M in St. Paul, Minnesota

Dwell

APRIL 19, 2022

Paul, Minnesota Price: $2,250,000 Year Built: 1884 Footprint: 8,316 square feet (seven bedrooms, eight baths) From the agent: "An eclectic English country manor house with architectural influences spanning the Arts and Crafts, Storybook, and Victorian styles. Paul, Minnesota. Property Details: Location: 534 Summit Avenue, St.

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Chicago Architecture Biennial announces CAB 5 participants

Archinect

JUNE 5, 2023

Participants in CAB 5 include the 2023 Leibniz Prize winner Achim Menges ; The Bartlett School of Architecture ’s new Director Amy Kulper ; studio: indigenous founder and academic Chris Cornelius ; and Minnesota-based duo Dream The Combine , among a list of other prominent local and international names such as Carol Ross Barney , Camille Henrot, (..)

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This Light-Filled Renovation Is Nestled Among the Trees in Minnesota

Dwell

MARCH 14, 2023

Set on a six-acre wooded, lakeside site in Eastern Minnesota, "Cloud Forest House" draws its inspiration—and name—from an unlikely source more than 3,000 miles away in Ecuador. The lakeside home needed to be two things to stand the test of time for a family of five: bigger and brighter.

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Foster + Partners and CannonDesign partner to envision a “revolutionary” healthcare center for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In Rochester, Minnesota, Foster + Partners and CannonDesign have teamed up to deliver a “revolutionary” new healthcare center for Mayo Clinic, an institution that U.S.

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A Glass Staircase and Striking Rear Facade Define This Family Home in Minnesota

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This was certainly the case with Orchard Creek Hillside, a new-build home for a family of five in Orono, Minnesota. acres bordering a wetland in Orono, Minnesota, and is part of an exclusive residential development by Gordon James Construction & Development. It’s all about the expansive use of space and views."

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A "Floating" Midcentury Time Capsule Lists for $750K in Minnesota

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Location : 3328 E Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota Price : $750,000 Year Built : 1959 Footprint : 2,452 square feet (three bedrooms, three baths) Lot Size : 0.34 The eccentric 1950s home is suspended atop a steel bridge and packed with original details—including an indoor pool.

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A new precast home for a Minnesota institution

BD+C

AUGUST 20, 2020

In the state of Minnesota, winter is unavoidable. Every year we can look forward to each of our 10,000 lakes freezing with a topcoat of ice solid enough to support a semi-trailer. It’s no wonder this state is home to the granddaddy of ice fishing accommodations: Clam Outdoors, the undisputed world leader in ice-fishing house sales.

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Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '23

Archinect

OCTOBER 5, 2023

November will kick off with the Desires for Praxis: Between Practice and Education Symposium featuring Nasrine Seraji-Bozorgzad , University of Pennsylvania’s Nanako Umemoto , the University of Minnesota’s Architecture Head Jennifer Yoos , the new Chair of Architecture at UC Berkeley CED Lisa Iwamoto , and new UT Austin School of Architecture (..)

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Snow Kreilich, TEN x TEN, and Buro Happold collaborate on an elevated trail at the Minnesota Zoo

The Architect's Newsletter

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Minnesota Zoo’s Treetop Trail will bring visitors closer to nature—and not the kind that clearly involves an actor in a bear costume. Snow Kreilich Architects, Buro Happold and TEN The post Snow Kreilich, TEN x TEN, and Buro Happold collaborate on an elevated trail at the Minnesota Zoo appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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76 architects elevated to prestigious AIA College of Fellows

Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The full list of new member Fellows is as followed: Ronald Abo, AIA Colorado James Richard Alsop, AIA North Carolina Steven Kelly Alspaugh, AIA Indiana Abimbola Asojo, AIA Minnesota Sara Beardsley, AIA Illinois Bernita Beikmann, AIA Texas Society of Architects D.

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AIA releases new Guides for Equitable Practice supplement, outlining ways to advance equity and justice through architectural practice

Archinect

MAY 9, 2022

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) , in collaboration with the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota , has published a supplement to their Guides for Equitable Practice, a framework for understanding and building equity in the architecture profession.

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Oberlander Prize winner Julie Bargmann's work and life featured in 'Pioneers of American Landscape Design' series

Archinect

MAY 30, 2023

From there, Bargmann went on to become a Fellow in Landscape Architecture at the American Academy in Rome before establishing the studio in Minnesota in 1992. The D.I.R.T. founder and University of Virginia professor emerita profiles her career in landscape architecture beginning with her graduation from the Harvard GSD in 1987.

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Snøhetta seeks to combine the ‘architecture traditions of Norway and the Upper Midwest’ with Vesterheim campus in Iowa

Archinect

JANUARY 27, 2023

Locally sourced brick, a wood structure, and textured concrete walls unite to create a “tactile and time-honored sensibility,” including a mass timber wood frame fabricated in Minnesota and exterior brick walls sourced from Iowa.

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Budget Breakdown: Four Minnesota Housemates Turn Their Dingy Garage Into a Workspace for $26K

Dwell

MARCH 5, 2022

A people person if ever there was one, Kyle, an architect at Minnesota firm RoehrSchmitt, along with his wife, Elsie, a clothing designer, purchased a 112-year-old Saint Paul duplex in 2017, set on bringing that same energy to communal living.

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On the Market: An ’80s Time Capsule, a Minnesota Cabin, and More Great Homes for Sale This Week

Dwell

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Photo by Andrew Miller See the full story on Dwell.com: On the Market: An ’80s Time Capsule, a Minnesota Cabin, and More Great Homes for Sale This Week Related stories: Why Is This Minnesota Cabin $3.5M? It Comes With 113 Acres of Untouched Forest Andie MacDowell Lists Her Storybook Tudor in L.A.

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Before & After: A Decrepit 1970s A-Frame in Minnesota Is Reborn as a Cozy Family Escape

Dwell

JANUARY 27, 2022

Melissa and Kevin Coleman drove nine hours from their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to tour an early-1970s A-frame kit house for sale on the craggy north shore of Lake Superior—and they called in a purchase offer on their way back to the city. "It It was love at first sight," Melissa says.

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Student teams from The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, The Cooper Union, and Ball State among winners of the 2023 Solar Decathlon Design and Build Challenge

Archinect

MAY 24, 2023

Winners of the 2023 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge and Build Challenge, organized by the U.S. Department of Energy, feature a series of student projects that address renewable energy building methods.

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A Designer Couple Bring a Touch of Californian Modernism to Their Dream Home in Minnesota

Dwell

JULY 9, 2023

When Heather and Brad Fox first discovered their lakeside home in Minnesota, it was more bachelor pad than the family home they needed—we’re talking one bedroom, three bars, and four living spaces. A former one-bedroom house with three bars is transformed into a light-filled family home with lake views and a pool.

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A Canary Yellow ADU Brings a Sense of Community to a Saint Paul, Minnesota, Backyard

Dwell

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Questions about community played an important part in Sonja Batalden’s decision to buy her Saint Paul, Minnesota, home. See the full story on Dwell.com: A Canary Yellow ADU Brings a Sense of Community to a Saint Paul, Minnesota, Backyard How can we continue to think differently about how we use space in the city?"

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Metro Reports: Welby, Northbound 30 Collaborative, 4611 N Minnesota, and more

Next Portland

APRIL 30, 2022

A project at 4611 N Minnesota Ave was submitted for building permit review by Fosler Architecture: PDOX PS – new 3-story, 23-unit apartment building with associated site work. Separate mechancial permit required to meet ventilatoin requirements of OSSC1202.5.

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A Minnesota Home Is Carefully Inserted Into the Gently Rolling Hillside

Dwell

OCTOBER 7, 2024

PKA Architecture delivers a midcentury-inspired home for midwest transplants putting down roots in Minnesota. In eastern Minnesota’s West Lakeland Township, an architecturally driven community in an idyllic rural setting caught the attention of Tennessee residents relocating to the Midwest to be closer to family.

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Metro Reports: Minnesota Places, 1125 N Schmeer Rd, Ankeny South, and more

Next Portland

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Minnesota Places, designed by Wright Architecture, will include 72 residential units affordable to those earning 60% Average Median Income. Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights.

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Renovation Challenge: a midcentury Duluth home that straddles a woodland creek

The Spaces

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Floating effortlessly above a brook, this 1959 midcentury Minnesota home offers woodland views and vintage interiors that are ripe for renovation. An indoor pool and shower on the Minnesota property’s ground floor will take some elbow grease to modernise.

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No summer vacation for the GC Kraus Anderson

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

-based general contractor Kraus-Anderson has been busy this summer, having finished the construction and/or remodeling of several education, public safety, and healthcare projects in Wisconsin and Minnesota. They include: A new 37,000-sf fire station was added to an existing police station in Minnetonka, Minn.

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The Architecture of Disability invites us to collectively imagine a new, better world

The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 10, 2023

The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access | By David Gissen | University of Minnesota Press | $24.95 “In the United States, people with disabilities in the The post <em>The Architecture of Disability</em> invites us to collectively imagine a new, better world appeared first on The (..)

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A Designer’s Guide to the Twin Cities

Landscape Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As landscape architects prepare to descend on Minnesota for the 2023 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture this month, we’ve asked Minneapolis design firms, including TEN x TEN Landscape Architecture and Urbanism and Damon Farber Landscape Architects, to guide us through their favorite places in and around the Twin Cities.

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The 10 Most Inspiring Stories of 2021

Dwell

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A Minnesota Couple Build a 324-Square-Foot House That’s a Blueprint for Greener Living Sophia Jungbauer, a former architectural drafter, and her husband Henry, a professional builder, constructed the tiny home they live in with their dog, Cora, in Duluth, Minnesota. These are some of the most inspiring stories we published in 2021.

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First look: HKS' multipurpose stadium for Minnesota Vikings

BD+C

MAY 15, 2013

Body Image: read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Facility Managers Events Facilities Performing Arts Centers Sports and Recreational Facility'

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Minnesota law to spur development, job creation produced few jobs

BD+C

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Legislation that allowed local governments to direct excess property tax dollars from tax-increment financing districts into other private developments was supposed to kick-start construction hiring in Minnesota, but an examination found evidence of job creation was spotty at best, even as many companies cashed in on the new law. ( [link] ).

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Dr. Abimbola Asojo is the new dean of Morgan State University's School of Architecture and Planning

Archinect

MAY 10, 2023

She has held teaching and leadership positions at the University of Minnesota , where she served as the school's associate dean for faculty at the Hubert H. Asojo's academic work has focused on "cross-cultural design, architectural lighting design, African architecture, computing and design, global issues, sustainable design, and K-12 spaces."

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Against the Commons documents the often not-ideal role of shared land in urban planning

The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Against the Commons: A Radical History of Urban Planning Álvaro Sevilla-Buitrago | University of Minnesota Press | $29 “The commons” may be an increasingly slippery term these days but, arguably, [.]

Why Is This Minnesota Cabin $3.5M? It Comes With 113 Acres of Untouched Forest

Dwell

AUGUST 20, 2023

Location : 9363 Father Foley Drive, Ideal Township, Minnesota Price : $3,500,000 Year Built : 1956 Architect : Close Architects Footprint : 1,536 square feet (three bedrooms, two baths) Lot Size : 113.75 Photo by Landmark Photography See the full story on Dwell.com: Why Is This Minnesota Cabin $3.5M?

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Fans come first at Allianz Field

BD+C

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Allianz Field, the new home of the Minnesota United, was designed to provide an intimate experience for fans, regardless of where they are in the stadium. . degrees, creating a “wall” of United fans and a unique home field advantage.

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Monorail track converted into elevated treetop trail by Minnesota Zoo and Snow Kreilich Architects

Foster + Partners and CannonDesign lead reimagination of Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota

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Channel glass and wood wrap Lakeside Modern house in Minnesota

Minneapolis architecture firm hit with whistleblower lawsuit alleging missing millions, retaliation

HDR wraps a new research facility in Minnesota for Mayo Clinic in aluminum scrim

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An 1880s Manor With an Eye-Catching Porte Cochere Asks $2.3M in St. Paul, Minnesota

Chicago Architecture Biennial announces CAB 5 participants

This Light-Filled Renovation Is Nestled Among the Trees in Minnesota

Foster + Partners and CannonDesign partner to envision a “revolutionary” healthcare center for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

A Glass Staircase and Striking Rear Facade Define This Family Home in Minnesota

A "Floating" Midcentury Time Capsule Lists for $750K in Minnesota

A new precast home for a Minnesota institution

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '23

Snow Kreilich, TEN x TEN, and Buro Happold collaborate on an elevated trail at the Minnesota Zoo

76 architects elevated to prestigious AIA College of Fellows

AIA releases new Guides for Equitable Practice supplement, outlining ways to advance equity and justice through architectural practice

Oberlander Prize winner Julie Bargmann's work and life featured in 'Pioneers of American Landscape Design' series

Snøhetta seeks to combine the ‘architecture traditions of Norway and the Upper Midwest’ with Vesterheim campus in Iowa

Budget Breakdown: Four Minnesota Housemates Turn Their Dingy Garage Into a Workspace for $26K

On the Market: An ’80s Time Capsule, a Minnesota Cabin, and More Great Homes for Sale This Week

Before & After: A Decrepit 1970s A-Frame in Minnesota Is Reborn as a Cozy Family Escape

Student teams from The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, The Cooper Union, and Ball State among winners of the 2023 Solar Decathlon Design and Build Challenge

A Designer Couple Bring a Touch of Californian Modernism to Their Dream Home in Minnesota

A Canary Yellow ADU Brings a Sense of Community to a Saint Paul, Minnesota, Backyard

Metro Reports: Welby, Northbound 30 Collaborative, 4611 N Minnesota, and more

A Minnesota Home Is Carefully Inserted Into the Gently Rolling Hillside

Metro Reports: Minnesota Places, 1125 N Schmeer Rd, Ankeny South, and more

Renovation Challenge: a midcentury Duluth home that straddles a woodland creek

No summer vacation for the GC Kraus Anderson

The Architecture of Disability invites us to collectively imagine a new, better world

A Designer’s Guide to the Twin Cities

The 10 Most Inspiring Stories of 2021

First look: HKS' multipurpose stadium for Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota law to spur development, job creation produced few jobs

Dr. Abimbola Asojo is the new dean of Morgan State University's School of Architecture and Planning

Against the Commons documents the often not-ideal role of shared land in urban planning

Why Is This Minnesota Cabin $3.5M? It Comes With 113 Acres of Untouched Forest

Fans come first at Allianz Field

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