Action Alert: Orchestra Hall Patrons and Minneapolis Residents - May 13, 2010

As the time for the redesign of Peavey Plaza draws nearer, please let your Minneapolis Council member and/or the board of the Ochestra Hall know that you care about the design integrity of the site.

Our main message:
The American Society of Landscape Architects – Minnesota Chapter (ASLA-MN) believes this masterpiece of modern landscape architecture deserves recognition as an important civic landmark.

Politicians are responsive to constituents that take the time to send their concerns - email or snail mail work fine.

We've made it easy, by creating talking points - click on the links below to download the talking points on the Peavey flyer and presentation that ASLA-MN developed last year.

Short, to the point messages are the most effective. Complementing the talking points with a personal story is also effective. Thank you for your efforts!

Peavey Messages

Peavey Presentation

Peavey Plaza & the Marvels of Modernism Exhibit

The exhibit was on display at St. Paul's Landmark Center from July 21 to August 3, 2009. The exhibit was also on display during fall 2009 at University of Minnesota-Duluth and Rochester Community and Technical College. Click here for the most recent Marvels Re-Cap. 

For more information on The Cultural Landscape Foundation's Marvels of Modernism click here: http://www.tclf.org/landslide/2008/index.html.

Background:

Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, designed by M. Paul Friedburg and built in 1975, has been listed as one of Minnesota's Top Ten Endangered Historical Spaces by the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. To read more about the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota's efforts and suggested actions visit http://www.mnpreservation.org/programs/ten-most-endangered/.

Other Peavey Plaza Resources:

• Check out the AIA-MN Blog, Great Debates, which provides an interactive discussion of Peavey Plaza.

• Revisit the Spring 2008 _SCAPE article written by Frank Edgerton Martin titled "Historic Character and the March of Time". This article discusses documentation of historical landscapes, how Peavey Plaza underwent this documentation process by MASLA, and possible future outcomes for the space.

_SCAPE Spr 08 Topic:Law

• Peavey Plaza and the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is mentioned in the Star Tribune column Withering Glance on March 6, 2009....link here for article: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/40807087.html?elr=KArksUUUU