Juicy photography, savory stories and delectable design serve up an exciting magazine! The MMPA awarded Architecture Minnesota in four separate categories.
This year Architecture Minnesota was moved into
a broader category making the competition tougher!
Click on the thumbnail below to enlarge and flip through the winners.
OUR FAVORITES OF 2010
Tilka Design and AIA Minnesota reflect on the past year and share their favorites. We would love to hear your take on what you found most appealing. If you are not currently subscribing, perhaps this is the perfect segue to remind you that Architecture Minnesota makes an excellent holiday gift!
JANE TILKA
President, Tilka Design
My admiration lies with STREET SEEN, pages 30–33 of the Jan/Feb 2010 issue featuring Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC).
The design communicates a clear view of one of my most frequently traveled streets in my daily routine. The opening spread is a well-conceived whole composition that communicates the full architectural contributions of MCTC within the urban landscape.
The quiet, but effective double yellow lines ground and contextualize the reader through the visual and written story.
The see-through quality of the typographic headline design mimics the undisturbed qualities of the light that integrates the energy of the exterior streetscape with the energy of the interior space. The four pages are simple, real, clear, and filled with students living, moving, and studying in unison with the successful architecture.
SHANNON BUSSE
Partner and Designer
CULTURE CRAWL, FALL FASHION for Nov/Dec. The image and text integration makes this department feel alive and current, which is fitting for a calendar of events page.
CONUNDRA, SURVIVAL STRATEGIES, Sept/Oct. The simple line art illustration style seems to lighten up this copy-heavy and topic-heavy department.
Senior Designer
One of my favorites from the past year is the July/August issue, specifically, the INTRO spread and the TARGET FIELD article.
I chose the Intro because I am happy that we were able to take advantage of the full spread to introduce the theme of the issue with a single photograph. The shot encompasses all of the projects and clearly sets the tone for the editorial to follow. It is successfully simple.
What I admire about the Target Field article is that it exudes with excitement for the new stadium through lively, action-packed photography. It is fun to examine the photos and discover the antics of individual people in the massive crowds. The layout solidly supports the photography, and the use of the exterior photograph as an information graphic is appropriate and fun. Finally, I love the tiny diamond pattern detail used throughout the layout in contrast to the large, full bleed photos.
Designer
THE RIGHT ANGLE: May/June 2010
The modern style and open floor plan of the architecture are reflected in the clean lines and seamless layout of the article. The order of images easily leads the reader from views of the exterior to the interior spaces while the warm lighting and natural materials, complemented by the rich colors of the design, invite them into the home.
PLACE: Sept/Oct 2010
The dark page and composition of the type focus the eye on the dramatic lighting, beautiful symmetry, and stunning detail captured in this photograph, combining to create a breathtaking sense of place.
Designer
July/August 2010—BEYOND THE BLEACHERS:
A GUIDE TO BALLPARK AREA ARCHITECTURE
The vibrant green contrasts well with the black and white images and keeps the layout feeling modern while showcasing the historic Downtown Warehouse District. The content is also organized in way that makes it a great introduction to the area, including numbered photos that correlate to a map of the area.
Jan/Feb 2010—CULTURE CRAWL—COLD FUSION
The images are intriguing and gives a glimpse into the fun that can be had in Minnesota's winters. Yet, the transparent blue interacting with the images gives you the feeling of the frigid cold that these creatives work through and play in.
Editor, Architecture Minnesota, AIA Minnesota
SPIRITUAL SPACE opening spread... powerful photo; artfully light-handed type/text treatment and inset photo placement.
JULY/AUGUST COVER... perfect composition with cover banner, showing the city come to life.
URBAN OUTFITTERS spread in March/April... clear, artful, efficient arrangement of photos, plan, and textual information.
Advertising Sales Director, Architecture Minnesota, AIA Minnesota
My favorite cover is the MAY/JUNE 2010 COVER.
1. It is a warm and inviting look.
2. The eye moves around the page easily, from the trees on the right, which bring you up to the text, over to the logo and down to the birch to the callout and then back up the trees.
3. Love the simplicity of the structure’s design and the glass that allows one to be a part of the outside world, and how the verticality of the windows breaks up the horizontal lines of the home.
Editorial Assistant, Architecture Minnesota, AIA Minnesota
CULTURE CRAWL: July/Aug 2010
The orientation of the copy in the lower right corner is in a perfect location for this piece. I love how the images at the top of the page bleed into each other, creating an explosion of patterns.
PLACE: Nov/Dec 2010
The full bleed of this picture is quite breathtaking and shows the reader a very unique angle of the new bridge. I like how the text is oriented at 90 degrees, creating a sense of height to the page and making you read from a different angle than normal.
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I just received an e mail with from a client who wrote: I want to eat the cover.
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