Bridging the gap: How early architect involvement can revolutionize a city’s capital improvement plans

In downtown Minneapolis, the city’s decision about where to build the new U.S. Bank Stadium coincided with an adjacent five-block redevelopment project.

Thoughtful design, architecture, and planning can accelerate and even create an urban renaissance.

While there has been an emphasis on improving safety along corridors, it is equally important to focus on identifying potential safety issues at intersections.

The plan, which took 18 months to complete, emphasizes the centrality of downtown to the metro’s eight counties.

A new proposal leverages driverless cars to free up almost all of Manhattan’s Park Avenue and Broadway for pedestrian paths.

Lotus Equity Group selected Michael Green Architecture, TEN Aquitectos, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, and Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners to work on the project.

“In a city the street must be supreme. It is the first institution of the city. The street is a room by agreement, a community room, the walls of which belong to the donors, dedicated to the city for common use.” – Louis Kahn

As the demand for well-connected urban locales increases, so too has the cost of property and monthly rent; and as suburbs typically offer a bargain on both, more people are looking for a compromise.