The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is holding a fundraising event, called the (Anti)Wrecking Ball, to serve as the venue for the Alliance’s announcement of its 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list for 2010.
The (Anti)Wrecking Ball will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis. The Soap Factory,...
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In a new study performed to find out why girls and women shy away from computer science, it turns out that the environment of the classroom has a lot to do with attracting females to the courses. People don’t like stereotypes, but in this case, the image of the classic computer nerd who stays...
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Legendary American Landscape Architect Lawrence Halprin, 93, died Oct. 25 at his home in Kentfield, California. Halprin’s designs were known for being sensitive to the human scale, social impact, and for paying attention to the user experience.
Lawrence Halprin’s completed Nicollet Mall opened in downtown Minneapolis in 1967. Once the height of downtown fashion, urban...
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Come to the Minnesota Modern Module tonight from 6-9pm if you can. It is being held at Minnesota’s First Modern National Landmark, Christ Church Lutheran. To find out more about the Saarinen designed church, see my earlier post on the topic.
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The largest architecture firm in the Twin Cities, Ellerbe Becket, has been sold to company Los Angeles company AECOM. My sources tell me the giant international architectural and engineering company AECOM is looking for a Midwest presence and hospital expertise, two things that Ellerbe Becket bring to the table.
AECOM Technology Corp. is a Fortune...
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Preserving modern architectural resources is often a tough idea for people swallow. As an architectural preservationist myself I know the most difficult task is working to preserve work from the recent past.
Los Angeles hit it’s architectural stride in the 1960′s and now as 2010 approaches the buildings from that era are reaching 50 years...
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Yesterday Christ Church Lutheran was made Minnesota’s 23rd National Landmark. The site was named a Landmark because it possesses national significance as a master work by father and son Architects Eliel and Eero Saarinen. It is rare for a building or site from the recent past to be named a National Landmark...
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