In a world where everything is high-tech, digital and automated, it is difficult to imagine where the art of hand drawing is still valuable in the architecture profession. While flipping through an architecture magazine, we will come across the “napkin” drawing, the inspiration for some starchitect’s latest design, but it is accompanied by full, digital …
Many times, it is rewarding when your clients come up with a great idea. We were doing a remodel / addition to Bev Source, and we had a masonry wall that we wanted to keep. The existing wall had a door opening, that needed to be covered. Rather than trying to unsuccessfully match the brick, …
If you were to speak to a group of Minneapolis architects what would the first thing you ask them to be? Would it be for suggestions about the project, if they have a contractor they would recommend, where they can see issues coming up with the project or something else? The questions you ask and …
Colors influence how you feel – energized, calm, cheery, relaxed, intense, even depressed Not just hue, but saturation, tint, and brightness. Hue – pure color, tint is original color + white (lighter than original color), shade is original color + black (darker than original color), saturation defines a range from pure color to gray Just …
By Shannon Riley/Contributing Writer Iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright was guided by the philosophy that “form follows function and imparts the character of a structure.” Avid water sports and iceboat enthusiast John Stasieluk and contractor Mark Olson of Applewood Builders are applying Wright’s philosophy. They have designed a barn that is functional and architecturally unique …
B-52 BURGERS AND BREW, 5639 Bishop Ave., Inver Grove Heights is on the list for one of twincities.coms 2019 favorite patio restaurants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro. It’s patio season! Here’s the 2019 guide to our favorites in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro This popular restaurant expanded its entertaining space to the roof to become the …
If you want to add personality — consider upgrading with architectural details for your next project. Regardless of the style of your project, there’s no one way to give it an eye-catching character. At Progressive Architecture each project begins with the realities of budgets and timetables. We do a lot of listening. Then we put …
If you had to interview a group of Minneapolis-St. Paul Clinic Design right now, what would some of your questions be? You’d probably ask them about their experience, ideas they have for your project and a few other things. You would also ask them about what they charge as that would be a factor in …