urbanMSP

One can only hope! I have great faith in Minneapolis and the region, but mostly, I want something to surpass the IDS in height. Let us break through 800ft!

If they were trying to say the campus is ugly, then why use such a beautiful picture? A picture of the West Bank in the winter would have been much better.

Also, was the U a commuter campus? I've never heard that before.

I don't know, Dubai was even more expensive and lasted even less.

I believe it has surpassed Detroit as an economic power, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U. ... eas_by_GDP

As of 2010:

MSP GDP: ~$200b - 13th
Detroit GDP: ~198b - 14th

I believe the MSA is 15th or 16th in terms of population, so we're punching above our weight again.

That's a big boat!

I flew Delta CDG-ATL out of that terminal. Was a heckuva journey: Dubai-Paris-Atlanta.

That terminal at CDG, I forget which one, is beautiful. Much better than the scary brutalist architecture that plagues other parts of the airport, especially around subway station. They had super-comfy chairs and video games, I recall.

http://www.worstroom.com/

Some of those quotes are hilarious!

I walked by this the other day and the hole in the ground is gigantic. Curious how this ends up.

I am lost is Ryan asking for 400 million? or is that the cost of this whole project?

I believe that is the cost of the project.

For the sake of more off-topic-ness, I'd like to say, Rammstein rules.

Here in Atlanta there is a quasi-urban development in Midtown that first had the land excavated, then was built into a 3 or 4 level underground garage, with footings and foundations in place for future buildings. The entire complex rests above this garage. It is hardly noticeable. It works great, as...

We're not Houston, thankfully, but we're growing!

I really like it the way it is now. I'm glad this is what we ended up with.

I don't know what to think about it yet.

It also has quite an interesting little row of seating directly above the glass doors.

Mark is a very unenthusiastic clapper.

Playoffs???!!!

Suspenseful music.

Just do it already!

I can't see putting 460 apts and well over 1 million sq ft office space in 2-26 story buildings either. It sounds more like this should be the 2 26 story towers along with a 500 foot apt. tower. Or am I reading this all wrong. And is not the new stadium rumored to be 300+ feet tall? I hope these to...

I'm loving the modern architecture. And are those trees? Or lamposts sprouting up?