Architecture Minnesota
The Magazine of AIA Minnesota
Collegiate Architecture
January|February 2010
Vol. 36 No. 1
Features
19 HALLOWED HALLS
Introduction by Bill Beyer, AIA
School is back in session, in a variety of university buildings that foster social interaction, celebrate and inspire learning, and enhance their campuses.
The Future Is Now: Leonard A. Ford Hall
page 20
By Amy Goetzman
Main Street Mix: Dreyfus University Center
page 24
By Nancy A. Miller
Refresher Course: Folwell Hall
page 28
By Linda Mack
Street Seen: Health Sciences Building
page 30
By Nancy A. Miller
Building Community: Julia A. Sears Residence Hall
page 34
By Ann Kohler
36 CITY SCIENTIST
Ignacio San Martin Interview
“Our challenge,” says Ignacio San Martin, director of the U’s Metropolitan Design Center, “is to search for a more sustainable lifestyle—a quality of life that flows from living smarter, using fewer resources and disposing of less waste, and relying less on acquiring personal wealth in exchange for a more satisfactory collective and planetary well-being. Our combined efforts to achieve these goals can transform the Twin Cities into a landscape that is best suited to the aspirations of our society.”
40 BRAND NEW (GAME) DAY
By Linda Mack
Start up the Minnesota Rouser! The U builds the first new Big Ten stadium in nearly a half-century, and the results have Gopher fans on their feet. An intimate bowl, a dramatic skyline view, and echoes of Memorial Stadium combine to make this on-campus venue a (quarterback) keeper.
Departments & Directories
9 Post It
Threshold bloggers tour a California-modern house and landscape in St. Paul and the world’s largest excavated glacial pothole, near Taylors Falls.
11 Culture Crawl by Camille LeFevre
Think you have icehouse architecture down cold? Then you haven’t explored Art Shanty Projects on Medicine Lake in Plymouth.
13 Why It Works by Adam Regn Arvidson
Three design attributes—simplicity, variety, and precision—explain why the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Mall has stood the test of time..
15 Citizen Architect by Ann Kohler
The Minnesota Architectural Foundation’s Clarence W. Wigington Scholarship aims to make architecture a more diverse profession.
17 Synthesis by Doug Pierce, AIA
A Minnesota project team designs an overseas hospital to help lead a revolution that will take us far beyond sustainability.
64 Place by Paul Crosby
The parts are as great as the whole in an intimate view of a University of Minnesota landmark.
53 Directory of Consulting Engineering Firms
62 Credits
63 Advertising Index
On the Cover
University of Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
© 2009 Christy Radecic/Joey Terrill. All rights reserved.
"The newly built TCF Bank Stadium is proof of why Populous is the worldwide leader in sports architecture,” say photographers Christy Radecic and Joey Terrill. “As photographers, we found so much to appreciate in every design detail the architects thoughtfully accomplished. It was truly a privilege to bring every distinctive facet to beautiful light.”
Mission Statement
Architecture Minnesota, the primary public outreach tool of the American Institute of Architects Minnesota, is published to inform the public about architecture designed by AIA Minnesota members and to communicate the spirit and value of quality architecture to both the public and the membership.