The Arvonne Fraser Library is owned and operated by Hennepin County Libraries. Prior to extensive renovation it was an historically significant, but underutilized library with numerous building envelope issues. Since the reconstruction it has been recognized with multiple awards for becoming a light-filled, robust community amenity. Architect Ralph Rapson originally designed the modernist building for […]
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Lake Superior College Health & Science Center
The LEED Silver certified Health & Science Center is settled in the slopping hillside above downtown Duluth, which required blasting of the rocky terrain to make way for the building’s foundations.The addition capitalizes on the natural site and views toward the St. Louis River and Lake Superior. The new addition combines “smart” classrooms, teaching laboratories […]
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U of M Cargill Building
The University of Minnesota Cargill Building is the nation’s first public research university building dedicated to microbial and plant genomics, and is wired for high technology. The Cargill Building was one of four winners of the AIA Minneapolis Merit Awards. The jury selected this project due to its “…High Design. The building fits well into […]
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ISU Gym & Beyer Hall
The new facility is an expansion to the historic State Gymnasium. This sports recreation facility houses a cardio and weight training room, recreational pool, two indoor jogging tracks, five basketball courts, a climbing wall and several multi-purpose rooms for specialty training. State Gym became one of four recreation facilities in the country to become LEED […]
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