Regarding that Infamous Minneapolis Landmark-- Cedar Square West: There are times I find the awards that the AIA gives out amazing (other times I strongly agree). In the case of Cedar Square West:
First, it was a failed project--only one phase of this massive project* was ever built and HUD ended up foreclosing on it. (* What was built was only the first of six planned "neighborhoods" of high-rises--plus a commercial center.) Second, while I really like some of Rapson's buildings (Hope Church on Cedar Avenue, the Glass House, parts of the original Guthrie), not everything of his was great* (Not everything Frank Lloyd Wright designed was great either--he had some real duds). In the case of Cedar-Riverside, I view it as a very poorly executed copy of Le Corbusier's apartment building in Marseilles, France that seemed to be on steroids. It also had (and probably still has) a lot of the same problems as the infamous Cabrini Green project in Chicago. (*Rarig Center at the U of M also comes to mind as a ugly building) And regarding Victoria's claim of never taking government money for anything (OK, I'm paraphrasing here)-- - How about all the government support of Cedar Riverside Associates (CRA) against the community groups in Cedar Riverside that were opposing the CRA project. - How about the funding for Cedar Square West from Housing and Urban Development under the New Town program. - How about the foreclosure by HUD for nonpayment of the mortgage? Just thought I'd provide an alternative view of Minneapolis history. sheldon ................................. Sheldon Mains Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota > -----Original Message----- >Victoria Heller > > The following link highlights the award that I accepted as > President of Cedar-Riverside Associates along with our > architect Ralph Rapson. > > http://www.aia-mn.org/awards/25YearAward.cfm > The property accumulation in Cedar-Riverside, led by my late > husband, was the largest privately financed land assembly in > the history of the United States, at that time anyway....... > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
