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The designer & client relationship: 3 tips for picking the right fit

How to know if your designer is "the one" The designer and client relationship is special because it spans both…

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What is building science?

The role of building science in sustainable, energy-efficient design What is building science? Building science is an area of study…

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Designing for you: Custom home solutions at any scale

Tailored residential spaces that support your lifestyle In the design world, it's easy to get caught up in the grandeur…

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Draw better

Thoughts from Shelter team member Sam Lauer For the past few years, I have been working on compiling Shelter’s graphic…

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The theater seating, illuminated main staircase, and tension wire lighting grid suspended from the ceiling in the Luminary Arts Center performance space in Minneapolis, MN.

Luminary Arts Center Honored with 2024 Merit Award

Shelter's work on the renovation of the Luminary Arts Center has been recognized with an AIA Minneapolis Merit Award. AIA…

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Tenant improvement FAQs

What is a tenant improvement project? A tenant improvement project, often referred to as a “TI”, involves the build out…

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A year of firsts: life as a grad student & intern

Thoughts from Shelter team member Keely Ashton A balancing act With year one of my two-year Masters of Architecture program…

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Waste not, want not: embracing material reuse

Is adaptive reuse the answer? It’s no secret that the buildings that surround us are the result of massive investments…

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Exterior view of the Flower Valley Homestead residence at dusk in the summer, surrounded by fields of soybeans. The interior windows are lit up. Black siding covers the majority of the home with the bottom lower walkout area covered in limestone.

Flower Valley Homestead selected for Home of the Month

We're excited to announce that Flower Valley Homestead has been selected as one of twelve projects in the AIA Minnesota…

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