Archive
July 2026
SPOTLIGHT
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Sets New Environmental Performance Standards
SPOTLIGHT
What If We Stopped Treating Demolition as the Default for Urban Renewal?
June 2026
SPOTLIGHT
Minnesota Architecture Firms Take Home Seven AIA National Design Awards
2026 ENTER PRINT ANNUAL
Mentorship Modernized
May 2026
PROJECT GALLERY
The McKnight Foundation’s New “Hub for Changemakers”
SPOTLIGHT
The Builder Behind the Builders: Tim Worke’s Industry Legacy
LAST DETAIL
Can You Identify This New Collegiate Building Overlooking the Mississippi River?
April 2026
SPOTLIGHT
Platinum Recognition for Rice Creek Commons
SPOTLIGHT
Sneak Peek at the 2026 ENTER Print Annual
March 2026
PROJECT GALLERY
A Contemporary A-Frame Rooted in Place
2025 ENTER PRINT ANNUAL
Civic Architects
February 2026
POSTCARD
Revisiting the Ordway Concert Hall
SPOTLIGHT
Minneapolis American Indian Center
January 2026
PROJECT GALLERY
Corner-Lot Contemporary
DESIGN DATA
Aging in Place. But Which Place?
December 2025
FEATURE
Alliiance Honored with AIA Minnesota’s Biennial Firm Award
PROJECT GALLERY
Making (Air)Waves: The New Pillsbury Creative Commons
October 2025
SPOTLIGHT
Belfry Apartments and Mixed Use in Minneapolis Wins 2025 Affordable Housing Design Award
2025 PRINT ANNUAL
Off the Starting Block: A Conversation with Malik Rucker
September 2025
SPOTLIGHT
Midcentury Landmarks at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict
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Homes by Architects Tour Preview
August 2025
2025 PRINT ANNUAL
American Swedish Institute President and CEO Molly Wright Steenson on Crafts, Cultures, and Communities
SPOTLIGHT
Photographing Thunderhead Cabin
July 2025
PROJECT GALLERY
The First WELL-Certified Law Office in Minnesota
POSTCARD
The Art of the Architectural Abstract
June 2025
PROJECT GALLERY
A New Production from Walker West Music Academy
SPOTLIGHT
Mamie Harvey, AIA, on Designing Science and Technology Spaces
May 2025
PROJECT GALLERY
Art and Architecture: The Minnesota Museum of American Art
SPOTLIGHT
Two Minnesota Design Firms Participate in the 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture
April 2025
PROJECT GALLERY
Backyard Bliss: An ADU Made for Summer
SPOTLIGHT
The 2025 ENTER Print Annual
March 2025
PROJECT GALLERY
OurFamilyWizard Office
POSTCARD
Lighthouses of the Great Lakes
February 2025
FEATURE
Ten Questions for 2024 AIA Minnesota Gold Medal Recipient Ann Voda, AIA
PROJECT GALLERY
A Tour of Rock Ridge High School in Virginia, Minnesota
December 2024
FEATURE
Tributes to Minnesota Architecture Writer Bette Hammel
FEATURE
Modular Missing Middle Housing
November 2024
SPOTLIGHT
The Six Recipients of 2024 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations for Design Excellence
TECH CHECK
In Conversation: AI and Architecture
October 2024
FEATURE
Orchestra Hall at 50: How Marvel Comics Shaped a Minneapolis Landmark
SPOTLIGHT
Juxtaposition Arts
September 2024
FEATURE
Homes by Architects Tour Preview
POSTCARD
Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Ciudad Oaxaca de Juaréz, Mexico
August 2024
FEATURE
Making the Case for Mass Timber
SPOTLIGHT
Best-Kept Architectural Secret: The Northwest Architectural Archives
July 2024
FEATURE
The V3 Center Opens in Minneapolis’s Near North Neighborhood
POSTCARD
iPhone Photography of Historic La Crosse, Wisconsin
June 2024
FEATURE
Financing the Revival of the Coliseum Building
SPOTLIGHT
Catching Up with Rick Nelson
May 2024
SPOTLIGHT
Applying Interdisciplinary Research in Design
SPOTLIGHT
The 2024 ENTER Print Annual
LAST DETAIL
Can You Identify This Award-Winning Adaptive Reuse Project?
March 2024
FEATURE
The Rise of Geothermal in Minnesota
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
Rethinking Remembrance at Lakewood Cemetery’s Net-Zero Welcome Center
February 2024
FEATURE
Architect Dale Mulfinger, FAIA, on the Loss of Lutsen Lodge
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
A Conversation with Minneapolis Neighborhood Leader Tabitha Montgomery
January 2024
FEATURE
Three Questions for LSE Architects, Winner of the 2023 AIA Minnesota Firm Award
POSTCARD
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion at Sunrise
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
Equity in the Built Environment Is P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L.
December 2023
SPOTLIGHT
The First GAP School Page Street House in St. Paul Wins National Award
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
Spotlight on St. Louis Park
November 2023
SPOTLIGHT
The Seven Recipients of 2023 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations for Design Excellence
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
A Conversation with McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen
October 2023
HISTORY HIGHLIGHT
A Short History of the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
Spotlight on Wabasha
September 2023
FEATURE
Spotlight on Damaris Hollingsworth, AIA
DESIGN DATA
Minnesota Is Getting Wetter. Are Cities Ready?
2023 PRINT ANNUAL
Latent Downtowns
August 2023
FEATURE
Homes by Architects Tour Preview
FEATURE
The Minnesota Zoo Opens the Treetop Trail
July 2023
FEATURE
Mino-Bimaadiziwin Apartments
SPOTLIGHT
On the Go: The METRO Orange Line
June 2023
SPOTLIGHT
Two University of Minnesota Student Teams Win Big at the 2023 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
POSTCARD
Lowertown St. Paul in India Ink and Water
May 2023
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
Meeting the (Living Building) Challenge
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Six Projects Designed by Minnesota Architecture Firms Receive National Awards
LAST DETAIL
Can You Identify This Minnesota Landmark from the Section Drawing?
April 20, 2023
SPOTLIGHT
Ravine Landing at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park
SPOTLIGHT
The 2023 ENTER Print Annual Is Here
April 6, 2023
FEATURE
Everyone Has a Voice: Democratizing Architectural Writing
FEATURE
Tell Your Story: North Star Story Map Preview
March 23, 2023
FEATURE
Must-Stop Architecture: Four Minnesota Safety Rest Areas
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
St. Anthony Midcentury Revival
March 9, 2023
FEATURE
The Late Rebecca Lewis, FAIA, on the Beauty of Duluth’s Medical Arts Building Lobby
IN PROCESS
Two Tips for Getting the Most Out of the Residential Design Process
February 23, 2023
FEATURE
Equal Efforts: Rebuilding Neighborhoods While Reshaping Downtown
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
Water Works Park Pavilion
February 9, 2023
FEATURE
Dunwoody College Architecture Students Contribute to HGA’s Community Design Workshops
POSTCARD
The Weisman Art Museum on a Summer Evening
January 26, 2023
FEATURE
A Conversation with 2022 AIA Minnesota Gold Medal Recipient Tom Meyer, FAIA
SPOTLIGHT
Hockey Day Minnesota’s Architect-Designed Outdoor Rink and Venue
January 12, 2023
FEATURE
The Revitalization of Historic Fort Snelling
SPOTLIGHT
The Minnesota Legislature Is Back at Work
December 15, 2022
FEATURE
Batman, Designer of Buildings
SPOTLIGHT
The Nine Recipients of 2022 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations for Design Excellence
December 1, 2022
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
The 26th Avenue North Overlook Reclaims the North Minneapolis Riverfront for the Community
POSTCARD
The Art of Architectural Detail at Northrop Memorial Auditorium
November 17, 2022
FEATURE
Minnesota’s GreenStep Cities Program Quietly Changes the State, One City at a Time
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
A Really Good Question
November 3, 2022
SPOTLIGHT
Two Minnesota Projects Recognized with Affordable Housing Design Awards
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
Small Structures, Big Ideas: Considerations in Small and Micro-Housing Solutions
October 20, 2022
FEATURE
Pulling Back the Curtain on Haunted Houses
BOOK VALUE
Review of The Architecture of Suspense: The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock
October 6, 2022
FEATURE
Peter Moe on His Nearly 50 Years at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
SPOTLIGHT
New Chapter, New Street Mural for Locus Architecture
September 22, 2022
FEATURE
Data Drives Success: The AGC Minnesota Construction Industry Assessment
POSTCARD
Sketching the Historic Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge
September 8, 2022
FEATURE
The Residential Design Market Today
SPOTLIGHT
Homes by Architects Tour Preview: Homes #8, 3, 5, and 1
August 25, 2022
FEATURE
Duluth Embarks on an Effort to Restore Its Embattled Shoreline
SPOTLIGHT
Homes by Architects Tour Preview: Homes #6, 7, 2, and 4
August 11, 2022
FEATURE
Not Too Little, Not Too Much in a Minneapolis ADU
SPOTLIGHT
The Alliance Updates Its Equitable Development Principles & Scorecard
July 28, 2022
FEATURE
Library Designed by Minnesota Firm Wins International Public Library of the Year
SPOTLIGHT
Walking on Water at the Newly Revitalized Rochester Peace Plaza
July 14, 2022
FEATURE
Marshall Celebrates 150 Years of History and a Bright Future
FEATURE
A Flexible, Neighborhood-Welcoming Expansion Takes an Arts Center to the Next Level
June 30, 2022
FEATURE
Silver Bay Looks to the Future with AIA Minnesota’s Minnesota Design Team
DESIGN DATA
Minnesota’s Potential Share of the Federal Infrastructure Bill
June 16, 2022
FEATURE
Architect Alan Howell on Art and Architecture at MSP International Airport
SPOTLIGHT
Lines of Flight Installations at the Minneapolis Public Service Building
June 2, 2022
FEATURE
Black Architect-Developers of the Twin Cities: Their Journeys, What’s Next, and Why It Matters
DESIGN DATA
The Twin Cities’ Comparatively High Return-to-Office Rate Linked to Shorter Average Commute
May 19, 2022
FEATURE
Wild Rice Retreat: A Serene Sequel
POSTCARD
Concrete and Color at St. John’s Abbey Church
May 5, 2022
FEATURE
Form, Function, and Footprint: Rethinking the Rink
LAST DETAIL
Can You Identify This Minnesota Landmark from Its Entry?
2022 PRINT ANNUAL
The State of Mass Timber in Minnesota
April 21, 2022
FEATURE
Architect Linn Bjornrud on Designing for the Minnesota National Guard
SPOTLIGHT
The Inaugural ENTER Print Annual Is Here
April 7, 2022
FEATURE
A New Prototype for Building Affordable Houses on Narrow Lots in Duluth
DESIGN DATA
More Than 18 Percent of Americans Live in Multigenerational Households
March 24, 2022
FEATURE
The Ten AIA COTE Top Ten Projects Designed in Minnesota
SPOTLIGHT
The Minnesota Historic Structure Rehabilitation State Tax Credit Is Set to Expire—Again
March 10, 2022
FEATURE
Small Living Gets (a Little) Bigger
POSTCARD
Every Pixel Counts Inside St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
February 24, 2022
FEATURE
How LHB Charted Its Course to Regenerative Design
BOOK VALUE
Review of Majora Carter’s Reclaiming Your Community
February 10, 2022
FEATURE
Spotlight on University Grove
SPOTLIGHT
The Essay I Can’t Stop Thinking About
January 27, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Gathering Spaces by Edward Sövik
SPOTLIGHT
2022 Minnesota Legislature Preview: Bonding Bill Factors
January 13, 2022
FEATURE
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Sets a New Global Standard in Sustainable Design
POSTCARD
Looking North to Norwest with a Large-Format Camera
December 16, 2021
FEATURE
A Solar-Powered, Expectations-Defying Home in Northfield, Minnesota, Rethinks the Suburban House
SPOTLIGHT
The 11 Recipients of 2021 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations for Design Excellence
December 2, 2021
IN PROCESS
Two Tips for Getting the Most Out of the Residential Design Process
FEATURE
21CD: An Open-Source Tool for Achieving the Best in Development
November 18, 2021
FEATURE
Second + Second: The Corner Where Centuries Meet
SPOTLIGHT
In Conversation with Three Architects Featured in the Say It Loud Minnesota Exhibition
November 11, 2021
FEATURE
An Architecture-Focused After-School Program Designed to Inspire
SPOTLIGHT
The Minnesota Recipients of 2021 AIA National Awards and Recognition
October 28, 2021
FEATURE
A St. Paul Home Models a Sustainable Future for Urban Neighborhoods
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s Paul Bauknight on Building Trust
October 21, 2021
FEATURE
Pulling Back the Curtain on Haunted Houses
BOOK VALUE
Review of Capture the Moment: An Architect’s Guide to Travel Sketching
October 14, 2021
FEATURE
Net-Zero Homes Designed for Low-Income Families
SPOTLIGHT
Three Leading Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Discuss Their Climate Records and Plans
October 7, 2021
FEATURE
Urban Planner Marc Norman on New Community-Wealth-Building Tools and Affordable Housing
SPOTLIGHT
Light, Art, and Community in a New North Minneapolis Medical Clinic
September 30, 2021
FEATURE
A School Addition and Renovation Weaves Different Design Eras into a Seamless Whole
POSTCARD
In the Moment at the Lake Harriet Bandshell
September 23, 2021
FEATURE
A Short History of Hibbing High School, an Iron Range Gem
September 16, 2021
FEATURE
Dunwoody College Launches a School of Design
SPOTLIGHT
Homes by Architects Tour Preview: Rooms with a View
September 2, 2021
FEATURE
X Marks the Spot for a Lake Superior Retreat
SPOTLIGHT
Homes by Architects Tour Preview: New Construction
August 26, 2021
SPOTLIGHT
Homes by Architects Tour Preview: Collaborative Visions
SPOTLIGHT
Local Perspectives: Favorite Picnic Spots in Northern Minnesota
August 19, 2021
FEATURE
U.S. Representative Pete Stauber on Broadband Infrastructure as a Necessity, Not a Luxury
SPOTLIGHT
Homes by Architects Tour Preview: Remodels and Additions
August 12, 2021
FEATURE
Sound Check at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul
BOOK VALUE
Review of Hip-Hop Architecture
August 5, 2021
FEATURE
The International Institute of Minnesota Builds to Expand Its Services to Immigrants and Refugees
POSTCARD
A Summer Night at the Minnesota State Fair
July 29, 2021
FEATURE
Beauty in the Imperfections: A New Church Rises on a Unique Tri-Faith Campus
HISTORY HIGHLIGHT
The Landmark “Coppertop” in Duluth
July 22, 2021
FEATURE
Post-Pandemic Education
SPOTLIGHT
Upgrade to Silver: MSP’s New All-Access Transportation Hub
July 15, 2021
FEATURE
History Comes Up Against the Limits of Chemistry at Mill Ruins Courtyard
DESIGN DATA
Labor Statistics on the Masonry Trade
July 1, 2021
FEATURE
Carleton College’s Geothermal Campus
HISTORY HIGHLIGHT
Historic Carver on the Minnesota River
June 24, 2021
SPOTLIGHT
A Cabin Big on Experience, Small on Environmental Footprint
June 17, 2021
FEATURE
A Pairing of New Homes Integrates Contemporary, Barrier-Free Design into an Historic Neighborhood
SPOTLIGHT
Pioneering Women in Architecture, in Their Own Words
June 10, 2021
FEATURE
The St. Paul Port Authority Sets Its Sights on Developing a Carbon-Free Community
POSTCARD
Winter Drives with a Film Camera
May 27, 2021
FEATURE
Artist Peyton Scott Russell on the Role of Graffiti in the Built Environment
SPOTLIGHT
Two RiverFirst Projects Open in Minneapolis
May 20, 2021
FEATURE
Post-Pandemic Shopping
SPOTLIGHT
Farm to Pharm Concept Honored in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
May 13, 2021
FEATURE
A Bush Fellowship Fuels Nathan Johnson’s Vision for a People-Focused Movement in How We Build
DESIGN DATA
Soaring Lumber Costs Caused by Historic Demand and Climate-Related Shortages
May 6, 2021
FEATURE
The Bell Museum Is a Diorama of the Natural World
SPOTLIGHT
Jennifer Yoos on Her First Year as Head of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture
April 29, 2021
FEATURE
Macalester College’s David Wheaton on Designing for Flexibility
BOOK VALUE
Review of The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
April 22, 2021
FEATURE
Lake Street Leaders Create a New Resource to Empower Community in Its Rebuild
SPOTLIGHT
The Best of B3 2021
April 15, 2021
FEATURE
The Minnesota Equity Blueprint Addresses Widening Inequalities and the Climate Crisis
April 8, 2021
FEATURE
Alissa Luepke Pier Reflects on Her Long Run on the Minneapolis Planning Commission
SPOTLIGHT
Downtown Austin Has a New Community Hub
April 1, 2021
FEATURE
A Workplace Renovation with an Aspirational Approach to Building Materials
HISTORY HIGHLIGHT
Minneapolis’s First Midcentury-Modern Skyscraper
March 25, 2021
FEATURE
Work in the Post-Pandemic World
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight on Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America
March 18, 2021
FEATURE
Housing First at Higher Ground St. Paul
POSTCARD
Barns of the St. Croix River Valley
March 11, 2021
FEATURE
Rural Design Pioneer Dewey Thorbeck on Connecting Urban and Rural Futures
SPOTLIGHT
The Minnesota Historic Structure Rehabilitation State Tax Credit Is Set to Expire in June
March 4, 2021
FEATURE
The Coven St. Paul Reaches Beyond Coworking to Community Building
SPOTLIGHT
How to Balance ROI and ROE (Return on Enjoyment) When Improving Your Home
February 25, 2021
FEATURE
In Conversation with AIA Minnesota Gold Medal Winners James Garrett Jr. and Nathan Johnson
DESIGN DATA
The Link between Work-from-Home Setup and Satisfaction
February 18, 2021
FEATURE
St. Louis Park’s Next-Generation Nature Center
SPOTLIGHT
The Walker Art Center’s Nisa Mackie on Orienting Toward Impact
BOOK VALUE
Review of Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing
February 11, 2021
FEATURE
Northfield Raises the Bar for High-Performance Affordable Housing
DESIGN DATA
The SB 2030 Energy Standard Is Saving the State of Minnesota $22 Million Every Year
POSTCARD
The State Capitol, a Minnesota Marvel
February 4, 2021
FEATURE
Design for Aging in Place Is Simply Good Design, for All Ages
SPOTLIGHT
Nine Inspired Spaces for Working from Home
HISTORY HIGHLIGHT
An Architectural Time Capsule from 1962
January 28, 2021
FEATURE
Preserving the Spirit of Democracy in a Time of Barricades
SPOTLIGHT
From Research to Reality at the U’s Center for Sustainable Building Research
POSTCARD
Light and Shadow, Old and New, at the Mill City Museum
SPOTLIGHT
Welcome to ENTER—We’re Glad You’re Here
January 21, 2021
FEATURE
21CD: An Open-Source Tool for Achieving the Best in Development
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s Paul Bauknight on Building Trust
FEATURE
A Short History of Hibbing High School, an Iron Range Gem
FEATURE
One Discovery Square Incubates Innovations in Healthcare Technology
SPOTLIGHT
A Conservation Conversation with the Forest Stewardship Council’s Corey Brinkema
FEATURE
Would the Minneapolis 2040 Plan Be Better Served by Performance-Based Zoning?
SPOTLIGHT
The New Standard for Critical Access Hospitals in Minnesota
SPOTLIGHT
Architect Jennifer Yoos on Her Life-Long Experience of St. John’s Abbey Church
FEATURE