Modern architecture

Buying a mid-century modern… patience and persistence yields an iconic David Salmela house

I always tell my clients looking for mid-century moderns, especially those looking for a specific style, to be patient. That patience paid off for this couple when, after looking for...
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Jonathan… 1960s-1970s “new town” of the future

Jonathan was a “new town” of the future in the 1970s, when John was a grad student in architecture and city planning at NDSU. We lived in Fargo, ND but...
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Docomomo MCM Tour Day 2020 Goes Virtual… October 11, 1 to 4

The theme for Docomomo Tour Day 2020 is The 1970s Turn 50 Across Minnesota… and it is going virtual.  What going virtual means is we are not limited to the...
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Searching for Mid-Century Moderns… Golden Valley is a treasure trove

Looking for mid-century-moderns? Whether you are ready to buy or just looking to  spend time exploring a neighborhood of cool mid-century-modern homes, Golden Valley is a good place to start....
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Buying an Elizabeth Close designed mid-century-modern home… a serendipitous dream come true!!

Sometimes things are just meant to be… and serendipity really does happen with good outcomes! This is how it happened for me and my client, Colleen. It started the weekend...
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Mid-Century-Modern Church Masterpiece

Happy Easter 2020! I thought it would be fun to post a series of mid-century-modern churches for Easter this year. But wait… we are under a stay-at-home order. So… that...
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Elizabeth Close exhibit… a life in modern architecture

If you know anything about mid-century-modern architecture in Minnesota the name Elizabeth Close should be  a familiar one. Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1912, she was among the first professionally...
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2019 Docomomo Mid-Century-Modern Tour Day is October 12

2019 Docomomo Tour Day is October 12 from 10 am to 4 pm Four decades of mid-century modern homes will be open for the Docomomo US/MN Tour Day on Saturday...
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