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PAGE 2,SKYWAY NEWS,OCT.1-7,1998 Parade Grounds Master Plan To Move Forward Architecture,St.Paul. Subcontractors are by Bette Hammel Barton-Aschman Associates,Inc.,and Barr Engineering Company,both of Minneapo- lis. One of the most popular,widely visited Undoubtedly this will be one of the most neighborhoods in Minneapolis—the Min- challenging land use plans developed in neapolis Sculpture Garden,Walker Art Cen- Minneapolis in many years involving-exten- ter,Guthrie Theater, Dunwoody Institute sive soils and topographic analysis,traffic and The Parade—is about to gain a much- engineering data, circulation, parking needed master plan for land use and facility issues,zoning,and potential land-use sites. planning. "The challenge here is to create the set- - et.All four institutions want to expand—the ting for architecture to happen,"says Victor Guthrie Theater is seeking a site for new Caliandro,principal designer for Cuning facilities including a proscenium theater, ham Group,who will be working on an Dunwoody has already begun a study of equal basis with landscape architect Bob parking and future campus needs,Walker Close: "Our.task is to figure out how the Art Center has its sights on its nextdoor growth of Walker and potential for Dun- neighbor,the Allianz Insurance Co.,who woody,and growth of the Guthrie,can be plan to move from the site in the near accommodated here,"says the designer. future. The Minneapolis Park and Recre- The two design teams will soon launch a • ation Board owns The Parade grounds used series of meetings where they will listen historically for outdoor sports,gatherings carefully and critically to all the stakehold- and parades. Lowry Hill Neighborhood ers."We want to hear what is at the core of Association worries about parking needs. their needs,and then to forge a concensus Obviously the time had come to launch a that will give us a plan,"says Caliandro. thorough study of how best to use the land "After that they will be doing detailed stud- in question. ies of how the land will be'used,what hap- The Park Board, as major landholder, pens when you move or build new build- made the first move. Two weeks ago in ings- how things fit and how to solve the partnership with the Guthrie Theater,Dun- parking problem." woody,Walker Art Center,city of Min- The designers are up against a three- neapolis and additional input from the month deadline,as their contract stipulates Lowry Hill Neighborhood Assocation,the that the master plan should be ready by the Park Board began an architect selection end of the year. Meanwhile,with so many process. Last Thursday,the Park Board creative leaders involved working under the announced its choice,awarding the contract guidance of the Minneapolis Park and to two local design firms:the Cuningham -Recreation Board,a visionary solution for Group,Minneapolis and Close Landscape The Parade area is sure to happen. ' ■ MENNGNG SAS l al etre: •'rii`riinhe{��fa �daiv' nwirers�rtfere" mgr urirea�o aril paul"safe' � - a M n IsTb-ftntow of ce ammati «minneso Sai :Pan'olive ead ua e `., �:� 14.1 Pau[Cnme.Pfevenlion u.- • `'."�� "x:292-X7.112 i