Minneapolis Modern Architecture Photos

Minneapolis, MN boasts a skyline punctuated by an array of attractive highrises by well-known architects.

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Skyline of Minneapolis over Mississippi River.	225 South Sixth, Wells Fargo, & US Bank Plaza, City Hall tower, Fifth Street Towers.	Hennepin County Government Center, 225 South Sixth, Wells Fargo, & US Bank Plaza towers.	City Hall tower, Fifth Street Towers, & U.S. Federal Courthouse.

IDS & AT&T Towers.	Highrises on skyline of Minneapolis.	Foshay tower among modern highrises.	Skyline of Minneapolis above Loring Park.

City skyline over Hennepin Theater district.	20 Washington Avenue South (1964) (7 floors). Architect: Minoru Yamasaki & Assoc.	Minneapolis Central Library (2006) (300 Nicollet Mall) (5 floors). Architect: Cesar Pelli & Assoc. Architects + Architectural Alliance.	Wells Fargo Center (1988) (90 South 7th St.) (57 floors). Architect: Cesar Pelli & Assoc. Architects + Kendall/Heaton Assoc.

IDS Tower (1973) (80 South 8th St.) (55 floors). Architect: Edward F. Baker & Assoc. + Johnson/Burgee Architects.	AT&T Tower (1991) (901 Marquette Ave.) (34 floors). Architect: Walsh Bishop Assoc.	Fifth Street Towers (1987-8) (100 South 5th St.) (26 & 36 floors). Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum + Opus Architects & Engineers.	225 South Sixth Street (1992) (56 floors). Architect: HKS + Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.

Ameriprise Financial Center (2000) (31 floors) (707 2nd Avenue South). Architect: HKS, Inc.	Campbell Mithun Tower (1985) (222 South 9th St.) (42 floors). Architect: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson.	Accenture Tower (1987) (333 South 7th St.) (33 floors). Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Assoc. PC.	Federal Reserve Building (1997) (8 floors) (90 Hennepin Ave.). Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum.

Clock tower of Federal Reserve Building.	Sculpture at 255 2nd Avenue South.	255 2nd Avenue South.	Ameriprise Operations Center (1990) (1005 South 3rd Ave.) (6 floors). Architect: Architectural Alliance.

Park Building (650 3rd Ave. South) (20 floors) is connected to 225 South Sixth tower by a 75-foot-high winter garden.	Entrance to Park Building.	Minneapolis Hilton & Towers (1992) (1001 Marquette Ave.) (25 floors). Architect: RTKL Assoc.	100 Washington Square (1981) (22 floors). Architect: Minoru Yamasaki & Assoc.

100 Washington Square from street level.	33 South Sixth Street (1982) (52 floors). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Denver).	Dain Rauscher Plaza (1992) (60 South 6th St.) (40 floors). Architect: Lohan Assoc.	Crown of Dain Rauscher Plaza.

Street level detail of Dain Rauscher Plaza.	Fifty South Sixth Street (2001) (30 floors). Architect: Kendall/Heaton Assoc. + Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.	Window framing detail of Fifty South Sixth Street.	Round portal of Fifty South Sixth Street.

Fifty South Sixth Street.	Plaza VII (1987) (45 South 7th St.) (36 floors). Architect: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson + WZMH Architects.	US Bancorp Center & IDS Tower.	US Bancorp Center (2000) (800 Nicollet Mall) (32 floors). Architect: Ellerbe Becket.

LaSalle Plaza (1991) (800 LaSalle Ave.) (28 floors). Architect: Ellerbe Becket.	Crown of LaSalle Plaza.	Facade detail of LaSalle Plaza.	Target Plaza South (2001) (1020 Nicollet Mall) (33 floors). Architect: Ellerbe Becket.

Narrow end of Target Plaza South.	Target Plaza South over Nicollet Mall.	Minneapolis Convention Center (1990).	Minneapolis Convention Center over landscaped park.

Marquette Plaza (1973) (250 Marquette Ave.) (13 floors). Architect: Gunnar Birkerts Architects.	International Center (1987) (900 South 2nd Ave.) (19 floors). Architect: Ellerbe & Company.	Banded windows of International Center.	US Bank Plaza (1981) (200 South 6th St.) (41 & 23 floors). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + Hodne/Stageberg Partners.

Entrance area of US Bank Plaza.	US Bank Plaza tower before Wells Fargo Center.