Opps--forgot to sign >How disappointingly predictable: another glass box. Ann Berget Kingfield
Actually, it is far from a glass box. The central atrium will be a great public space. The mixture of textures on the exterior (including Kasota (Minnesota) Stone(Norwest Tower material), the roof of the atrium, the planitarium all make it much more than a glass box. For the clear glass (it will have a mixture of clear glass, patterned glass, opaque glass, and solid panels) will be "low-iron" very transparent glass. There are now examples of this type of glass in Minneapolis buildings that the architects know of so it is hard to describe. It is just very clear! (there will have to be some creative work on sun shielding for heat and light control). I think it strikes a good balance between extreme modern architecture (New Guthrie, Wiesman (sp?) and overly "traditional" like Gavide (sp?) Common, and industrial commercial (Convention Center). It meets the limitations well-- a small site, five to six story building, and works well as a library and center of the community. >.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.> sheldon mains, seward neighborhood, minneapolis [EMAIL PROTECTED] the shameless agitator in the electronic town square _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
