Monthly Archives: Feb 2019

Clear Strategic Principles to Planning

This is first in a series of articles sharing insights from our work with St. Cloud State University’s (SCSU’s) Comprehensive Facilities Planning process – a rich experience, full of learning for all!

It’s a basic tenet of planning that clear, aligned, strategic principles, articulated and understood from the highest level and throughout an institution, are foundational for a successful plan.…

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Creative Placemaking: Storytelling About People and Culture

To design and create meaningful and memorable public spaces where people want to be, the growing awareness related to Placemaking initiatives must be centered on both the functional and aesthetic challenges.

The term “Creative Placemaking” has become one of those overused phrases or buzzwords that has either lost its meaning or perhaps, never achieved the significant denotation that would help establish a common language.…

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What’s So Special About that Farmhouse?

The rural areas of the United States abound with such structures, surrounded by assemblages of utilitarian farm buildings. What’s so special about this one? And what does it take to preserve its history?

A one and a half story, wood-framed structure sits just off Highway 141, south of Coon Rapids, Iowa.…

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