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November 30, 2007


	Minneapolis Once Again Shows Good Design Is for Everyone UMinn builds elegant yet simple boathouse for women’s crew Less than a year after assuming residence in their new training facility, the University of Minnesota Women’s Crew team has earned its first Big Ten title. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers in Minneapolis, the 17,600-square-foot University Boathouse opened in May, placing the team directly on the Mississippi River and providing year-round training facilities. Shooter’s Lodge The Cleveland Cavalier’s new basketball practice facility is a throwback and a pass forward Ellerbe Becket’s Cleveland Clinic Courts combines cutting-edge coaching and athletic training technology with natural, wood-framed forms. The building draws on its wooded, suburban location to create an inviting cabin-like atmosphere. Very simply, Cleveland Clinic Courts is high-tech in its programmatic needs while still being natural in its aesthetic. Ellerbe Becket, the facility’s designer, sought to give the Cavaliers and their support staff a place that would allow them to bond as a team while providing a range of athletic and medical services and leisure spaces. FROM OUR FRIENDS AT AIA KENTUCKY Four Projects Honored for Design Excellence in the Bluegrass State AIA Kentucky is proud to recognize four diverse building projects for excellence in architectural design. A juror from Kansas City, Mo., selected one project to receive an Honor Award and three to receive Citations. The projects’ architects and owners received their awards at an October 13 ceremony during AIA Kentucky’s annual convention in Columbus, Ind.
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