great city design team
Sponsors:
AIA Minneapolis
MASLA
ULI
MN APA
in partnership with:
Elliot Park
Neighborhood

great city design team
LEGECY PROJECT
AIA TURNS 150 YEARS
OLD AND GIVES A GIFT
TO THE COMMUNITY IN
THE FORM OF THE
BLUEPRINT FOR
AMERICA

great city design team
AIA Minneapolis’ Legacy Project
began with
RT Rybak’s
Re-Weaving the Urban Fabric
Address
February 28, 2006
Since this address 9 design
charrettes have occurred

Process:
• Gather Information
– Meetings with Susan Braun and David Fields
– Meeting with EPNI Board / Steering Committee
– Analysis / Research of existing conditions within the neighborhood
– Develop Strategy with Design Team for Charrette
• Assemble Team
– Jonathan Bartling, AIA, LEED AP – Co-Leader
– Peter Styx, AIA, LEED AP – Co-Leader
– Jennifer Brandel, Associate AIA
– Steven Dwyer, AIA
– Donovan Hart, AICP CNU
– Tim McCarron, AIA, LEED AP
– Nick Potts, Associate AIA
– Erin Russ, Associate AIA, LEED AP
– Steve Wyczawski

Weekend Charrette:
• Friday, February 22
5:30 pm – Welcome & Acknowledgments: Susan Braun, Executive
Director, EPNI
5:35 pm – Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Gordon Anderson, President, North
Central University
5:40 pm – Elliot Park, Centennial Commons & Chicago Avenue: Julie
Kearns & Chris Naumann
5:50 pm – City Planning & Public Works: Beth Elliot & J. Ole Mersinger
6:10 pm – AIA Team co-leaders: Jonathan Bartling & Peter Styx
6:40 pm – Break Out Discussion Groups
8:00 pm Summary Discussion by AIA Team

Weekend Charrette:
• Discussion Group Topics:
– Transportation / Connections
– Gateways / Neighborhood Entries
– Lighting / Safety / Security
– Greening
– Development
A) Residential
B) Commercial
– Historic Character / Sense of Place
– Pedestrian Environment / Walkability

Weekend Charrette:
• Saturday, February 23
– Review of Friday’s break out
discussion groups
– Pathway, Gateway, Node
– Break out into smaller Design Teams/
Groups
– Community input to help guide/
influence the design process
– Presentation of Design Ideas

Weekend Charrette:

PATHWAY

PATHWAY – BEFORE BEAUTIFICATION

PATHWAY – AFTER BEAUTIFICATION

PATHWAY

PATHWAY

Gateway:

Gateway:

GATEWAY

GATEWAY

Node:

Node:

NODE

NODE

NODE

HCMC

HCMC

HCMC

HCMC