January 17, 2013, Thursday - East Downtown Council January 2013 Business Forum “Elements of Good Urban Design” at MS&R Architecture

Time:  Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by a presentation on the “Elements of Good Urban Design”.

Location: MS&R Architecture, 710 S. 2nd Street, 8th Floor

Please join the East Downtown Council for the January 2013 Business Forum, “Elements of Good Urban Design”, on Thursday, January 17, at Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.

Paul C N Mellblom, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, a Principal at MS&R, will lead a discussion about design potential for the new stadium district.  Now that the stadium design process is underway, we as a community need to focus more consciously on the area surrounding the new stadium.  Paul will examine four very different examples of successful urban design in North America.  Through such community education efforts Paul is hopeful Minneapolis can realize our collective, highest ideals for this emerging district, transforming it from a collection of surface parking lots into a vital extension of downtown Minneapolis, a connector uniting the Mill District and Eliot Park, and a conduit between downtown and the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood.
 
Cost: $15/per person for EDC members and their guests; cash, check or pre-paid lunch ticket.
 
Please RSVP by Monday, January 14, to EDC Executive Coordinator Christie Rock (info@edcmpls.org).(612) 359-0601

Note: To allow us to accept payment by cash or check when attendees arrive, we will invoice any cancellations after January 14.