The $125 million renovation of the Jacobs Music Center transformed a 1929 building into a word-class concert hall, harmonizing historic charm with modern acoustic needs.
In developing the ceramic facade for a revamped studio-art wing for Macalester College’s Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, the architects at Minneapolis-based firm HGA started to feel as if they had enrolled in an art class of their own.
Artists have long served as conduits for change in marginalized neighborhoods, braving difficult environments in exchange for low rent and often unwittingly paving the way for mainstream inhabitants.