| The Minnesota Design Team News for 2008
| Recent Visits: 2008
Staples: April 3-5, 2008
LeRoy: April 10-12, 2008
Gaylord: September 4-6, 2008
La Crescent: September 11-14, 2008
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 Minnesota Design Team Meetings
Next Meeting: May 27 Meeting CANCELLED!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Annual MDT Picnic
for team members, families, guests
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Como Park in Saint Paul
Food and drinks provided.
Bring your own beer (3.2 only)
Minnesota Design Team meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30 in the Board Room of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Market Square, Suite 54. Anyone and everyone interested in the Minnesota Design Team is invited to attend. It is a great opportunity to meet others, share some knowledge and have fun!
Contact Judith at AIA-MN for more information: vandyne@aia-mn.org.
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Minnesota Design Team member Adam Ferrari is 2009 AIA Associate Award winner!
Adam Ferrari is one of three recipients of this year's distinguished AIA Associate Award, the highest honor given to individual Associate AIA members for demonstrated and unparalleled commitment to their component or region's membership, in the community, in professional organizations, and/or in the design and construction industries. Congratulations, Adam!
Read more about Adam’s contributions to the architecture profession, community, and MDT here: http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek09/0220/0220n_assoc.cfm.
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| Recent Minnesota Design Team Visit:
La Crescent, MN -- September 11-13, 2008
LaCrescent is located near I-90 and across the river from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Parks and trails design, main street revitalization and urban design, and "front-door" infill development along the new MnDOT interchange were some of the design challenges. "Connections" was one of the key themes.
Recent Minnesota Design Team Visit:
Gaylord, MN -- September 4-6, 2008
Gaylord (pop. 2,300) is a gem on the prairie. The city is complete with a nice downtown, a mix of well-kept housing, a growing Hispanic population, and everything within walking distance. Efforts to site key public facilities, influence MnDOT's Main Street road design, plan the trail system, improve lake water quality, identify and preserve historic buildings, and find its economic niche in the region were some of the topics addressed.
Recent Minnesota Design Team Visit:
LeRoy, MN -- April 10-12 2008
LeRoy, a city of 925 people, is located 25 miles southeast of Austin on the MN/IA border. It has retained its small town atmosphere, and still has basic businesses, services, and institutions. In order to help the community sustain the desirable quality of life that presently exists, the MDT will likely explore strategies for how LeRoy’s downtown can become a destination, how the city can tap into flourishing regional tourism and recreation amenities, and how its citizens can unify around a common vision for future development.
Recent Minnesota Design Team Visit:
Staples, MN -- April 3-5, 2008
Staples is a town of 3,100 located 25 miles west of Brainerd. Like many MDT visits, this visit will focus on building strong physical spaces, on wiser, more sustainable resource use, and on opportunities to reinvigorate main street following MN Hwy 10 relocation away from downtown. Other challenges include addressing the loss of cross-generational connections, and fostering a sense of pride and willingness for community investment in the next generation of leaders. Come to be a part of an MDT weekend that will define a physical vision for the city and help restore the sense of community pride that will invigorate the social character of Staples.
Recent Minnesota Design Team Visit:
Lake City, MN -- Fall 2007
Watch for more information about the Lake City visit.
Recent Minnesota Design Team Visit:
LeSueur, MN -- Fall 2007
Watch for more information about the LeSueur visit.
| 2008 Grassroots Excellence Award
The American Institute of Architects
is privileged to confer this
2008 GRASSROOTS EXCELLENCE AWARD
for
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
OUTSTANDING SINGLE PROGRAM
upon
AIA MINNESOTA
for its civil leadership and community spirit
in helping the citizens of Minnesota’s smaller towns
realize a shared vision for their communities
through the Minnesota Design Team,
which serves as a catalyst that empowers a community
to build on existing character and historic roots
to discover a unique sense of place
that instills pride in the legacy of a shared past
and opens the promise of a common future.
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