Bringing people together through the new performing arts expansion
NewsAt Alliiance, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword—it’s an active practice and key component of our project process and success. In the Center for Performing Arts expansion, we worked closely with the organization to develop the best solutions for the building tenants, artists, staff, and visitors, as well as the broader…
Kyle Palzer Wins AIA Minnesota Young Architects Award
NewsCongratulations Kyle Palzer on receiving this year’s Young Architects Award from AIA Minnesota! Recipients were judged on their design excellence, demonstrated leadership, and industry contributions. Jurors highlighted Kyle’s extensive service background within the profession, as well as his commitment to delivering high quality design within any budget. You can learn more at https://bit.ly/3Y4lbDa and…
Future of Higher Education Learning Environments
Perspectivesby Anna Pravinata, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA and Nina Ebbighausen, AIA, LEED AP Introduction and Objectives Over the last couple of years, COVID has intensified existing challenges and created new ones within higher education, affecting everything from enrollment and the bottom line to teaching methods and learning spaces. The pandemic…
Alliiance—Remaking Minneapolis Landmarks
NewsDid you hear? In “St. Anthony: Alliiance, the architecture firm with two i’s, is remaking Minneapolis landmarks,” author Neal St. Anthony highlights a few of Alliiance’s people and recent projects in and around the Twin Cities. Included in these spotlights is the new conceptual design for Chameleon Shoppes, which will…
Alliiance Annual Halloween Spooktacular
NewsHappy Halloween! It was a treat to gather for Alliiance’s annual Halloween Spooktacular Chili Cook-Off event. We enjoyed delicious homemade chili, applauded creative costumes, and had a spooky good time!
Alvera Apartments wins NAIOP Award
NewsRecently, Alvera was awarded the win for the Multi-Family Mid-Rise category at the NAIOP Awards of Excellence ceremony. As a design consultant for exterior and interior common spaces, Alliiance worked with the project team to seamlessly integrate art with architecture. The exterior design incorporates a mural by Aaron de la…
Finding: Site-Sourced Design
Perspectivesby Nina Ebbighausen, AIA, LEED AP “[Our job is] not to reproduce the visible, but to make visible.” –Paul Klee “The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.” –Louis Kahn Introduction In our fast-paced and nebulous digital world, architecture that…
J.D. Powers named MSP #1 in North America in passenger satisfaction
NewsAlliiance is proud of its longstanding partnership with the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) to create one of the most successful guest experiences in the world. This past Wednesday, J.D. Powers named MSP #1 in North America in passenger satisfaction for airports with 33 million or more passengers per year….
Alliiance ranks #23 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook airports list!
NewsAlliiance is ranked #23 in airports on Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook list! We have been partnering with consultants and clients across the country and worldwide for more than 50 years to improve aviation design, and we are excited to continue bringing excellence and innovation to the industry…
A flexible, neighborhood-welcoming expansion takes an arts center to the next level
NewsIn ENTER’s recent article, “A Flexible, Neighborhood-Welcoming Expansion Takes an Arts Center to the Next Level,” Principals Amber Sausen and Marcelo Pinto share insights behind the design of the Center for Performing Arts addition in South Minneapolis. From community and character to connection to place and time, their considerations achieve…
MSP International Airport: Integrating Art and Architecture
NewsAlliiance is fortunate to partner with a client like the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) that shares our value for integrated art and architecture. In a feature for ENTER, senior architect for the MAC, Alan Howell, talks about the design goals for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and the interplay of…
Alliiance Welcomes Dan Boivin
NewsWe are excited to welcome Dan Boivin to Alliiance! He will be joining our Business Development leadership team. Dan will foster client relationships and support the firm’s business development efforts in the Public, Workplace, and Science & Technology studios. Dan comes to Alliiance with decades of experience in a wide…
