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The resulting design reflects the teamwork between the project’s multiple players – and the design fits nicely into the streetscape of Rice Park. It is both economical and high-tech, and boasts an efficient layout. Yet it is also contextual and elegant, enhancing and reflecting the character of the Rice Park District.
A camera perched across the street captured the construction’s progress, from the demolition work begun in early 1998 through to the project’s completion in late 1999. To see the time-lapsed video animation, click
here.
"Watch the tall cranes working on that huge hole in the ground between Wabasha and St. Peter Streets, preparing the way for Lawson Commons ... The architectural design by BWBR suits St. Paul." – Bette Hammel, Architecture Reporter, Skyway News, August 1998
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