The Minnesota Twins won’t unveil the design for the new downtown ballpark until February, but the debate about whether it should look modern or retro has already begun.
The ballpark is envisioned to combine native Minnesota limestone, large expanses of glass, exposed structural steel and ironwork.
“The design will be about our time,” said Bruce Miller, the [...]

There’s a place where you can buy tamales, curry, lefse and Somali chocolates, live in a condo with 32-foot ceilings and a killer view of the Minneapolis skyline, or visit the CEO of Allina Hospitals and Clinics — and it’s not downtown or on the hot Mississippi riverfront.
The Midtown Exchange, a massive reworking of the [...]

Architect César Pelli looks a lot like his most famous structures: tall, elegant, refined. He has designed landmark buildings around the world. The Petronas Towers rise like a shimmering, stainless-steel duo over Kuala Lumpur; Canary Wharf commands the skyline of London’s bustling business precinct; a new tower on New York’s Lexington Avenue appears to float [...]