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July | August 2010 Summer in the City |
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22 TARGET AREA With the wildly cheered arrival of outdoor baseball in Minneapolis, downtown and the Warehouse District will never be the same. We take you through Target Field, on top of one of the largest green roofs in the world, and on a tour around the ballpark’s historic neighborhood. |
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Quality Start: Target Field page 24 By Linda Mack |
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Beyond the Bleachers: A Guide to Ballpark Area Architecture page 32 By Larry Millett |
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Urban Prairie: Target Center Green Roof page 38 By Adam Regn Arvidson |
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Time-Tested: Itasca Lofts page 40 By David Dimond, AIA |
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42 BIG PLANS FOR A LITTLE ROCK PARK By Linda Mack Minneapolis’ Conway+Schulte Architects wins another national award for its work in Arkansas, this time for an innovative plan to make Little Rock’s 33-acre MacArthur Park the heart of a green network linking neighborhoods and schools. |
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46 TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREET By Heather Beal When Minneapolis’ Seward neighborhood enlisted CityDeskStudio to help create a master plan for East Franklin Avenue, the firm proposed “a more organic process,” says Christian Dean, AIA. “Seward is among the most diverse, environmentally conscious, and artsy neighborhoods in Minneapolis. The people who live and work there understand best the experience of being on Franklin Avenue. We wanted to make sure their values and vision were documented and could be tested in a tangible way.” |
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5 Editor’s Note |
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9 Post It Threshold bloggers praise the Prius, cite the siting of St. Paul's St. Anthony Park Library, and find Mayo Clinic's urban design to be in excellent health. |
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13 Culture Crawl by Matthew and Jen Kreilich Minneapolis is one big summer art gallery, thanks to muralists like Broken Crow and the adventurous building owners who provide the canvases. |
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15 Why It Works by Adam Regn Arvidson The Zumbro Riverwalk in downtown Rochester offers a richly varied experience of the river and the notable buildings that line it. |
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17 Town Talk Interview by Phillip Glenn Koski, AIA Architecture Minnesota speaks with Kit Richardson, one of our region’s most preservation-minded urban developers. |
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19 Conundra by Thomas Meyer, FAIA How best to steward the Mississippi’s urban stretches? The architect of the Mill City Museum shares his thoughts after fishing the river in a small boat. |
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21 Wayfarer by Lucie Marusin In Berlin, a mesmerizing public space blurs the line between indoors and out. |
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64 Place by George Heinrich A photographer goes back to the wall—not to catch a deep fly ball, but to capture Target Plaza’s most thrilling feature. |
57 Directory of Renovation, Remodeling, Restoration
62 Credits
63 Advertising Index
On the Cover
Target Plaza and Target Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
“After 28 seasons of climate-controlled baseball, the Twins and their fans have the outdoor exposure they’ve been waiting for,” says photographer Paul Crosby.“The change of scenery has certainly inspired photographers as well, with the city skyline as a backdrop and the well-designed common areas creating a festive mood. Play ball!”
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