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They should at least paint it silver...

They should at least paint it silver...

do they have the authority to? or is it city owned?

Eh. Looks like they're stealing the lighting design from the Cowles too.

Wish more projects created videos like that. This one's a bit unique since they are using it as a sales tool for the available retail and office space. I hope the interior isn't as stark as they showed it. I think those second floor spaces will be broken up if they can't find potential tenants in the next few months.

It looks ugly and depressing. Even worse than the original and that's hard to do. It could be worse by being black which is oppressive.

Eh. Looks like they're stealing the lighting design from the Cowles too.

Yeah, except the screens will have a nicer pattern and won't look as much like a chain link fence. Plus it isn't attached to historic buildings which makes the marquee for Cowles look rather strange and totally disconnected.

It looks ugly and depressing. Even worse than the original and that's hard to do. It could be worse by being black which is oppressive.

I would have to disagree that it's not worse than the original. It definitely does need a splash of something though. Hopefully the retail/dining establishments will add some pizzazz once they move in.

I think the big moves are pretty good, but I'm really concerned for how this gets detailed out. It's as if the architects presented a conceptual design, and the developers said, "OK, good enough. We can build it from that."

I would have to disagree that it's not worse than the original. It definitely does need a splash of something though. Hopefully the retail/dining establishments will add some pizzazz once they move in.

That's sort of my take on it too. The modernist style looks nice but the coloration is a bit antiseptic. Still a huge improvement over the original. Needs some neon retail signage, sidewalk cafe's etc to brighten it up a bit. I hope they downplay the "Mayo Clinic Square" signs around the complex a bit. Sounds too institutional.

Agree about the signage, it's a little gaudy.

From the start I've thought "Mayo Clinic Square" was a terrible name. I think we're going to have to adopt some sort've nickname for it. I can't see myself ever saying, "Hey, let's go to Mayo Clinic Square!"

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So if someone is confused about what happened to Block E, you just tell them... no, I can't bring myself to say it.

That hurts. But awesome.

I think the big moves are pretty good, but I'm really concerned for how this gets detailed out. It's as if the architects presented a conceptual design, and the developers said, "OK, good enough. We can build it from that."

More like, "Hurry up, get the 'architecture' done so we can do a slick animation and we'll figure out how to build it/VE it just enough to be approved later." That is ABSOLUTELY the reality of how buildings are currently being designed/entitled/built.

Graves sold to Loew's----- http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268748/conten ... d=g1qh9s3B

Wow. Didn't expect a big hotel corporation like Loews to have any big interest in this

Wow. Didn't expect a big hotel corporation like Loews to have any big interest in this

The article said they are going to do a 10 million dollar upgrade too. This area is becoming quite a hot spot. Wish it would spill over to create infill on the vacant lots just north on Hennepin.

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