February 15, 2018
Comments Off on An NHL hockey rink finds a home on the roof of a midwestern former Macy’s
The ambitious overhaul of the former downtown St. Paul Macy’s store was rife with complexities that ran the gamut from an aggressive timeline to a constrained project site fronted by busy Wabasha Street. But arguably the most difficult and unusual ...
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January 5, 2018
Comments Off on Minneapolis architects create a tiny solution for a big problem
The Minneapolis-based Architects for Society has an unusual design concept for emergency housing: a small hexagon-shaped, rapidly deployable and easy-to-build dwelling for refugees and others in desperate need of shelter. The 14-member nonprofit, made up of architects from eight countries, ...
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April 6, 2017
Comments Off on Is the sparkle fading for ‘starchitects?’
With dozens of design awards and industry recognitions to her credit, Joan Soranno qualifies as a star architect. But the longtime design principal in the Minneapolis office of HGA is quick to point out that good architecture isn’t a one-person ...
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December 23, 2015
Comments Off on National architecture billings fell in November
Dragged down by soft monthly numbers in the Midwest and Northeast, a leading national economic indicator for the building industry took a step back in November for the first time since August. The American Institute of Architects said Dec. 16 ...
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