What if Minneapolis, Minnesota kept the same growth pattern at the 2000's? What would the city look like fifty years on? Would the interstates disappear in favor of expanding fixed transit, or would they be covered and expanded? Would we live in concrete towers, or in stick-built midrises? Would there be a new tallest corporate high-rise?
Public monuments in our cities perpetuates a positive initiative to create a sense of place. These places are irreplaceable and iconic, all while telling a story of the history of the city, culture, and politics.
Will we still desire the Guggenheim, Milwaukee, or the Walker?
Are corporate towers worth it? What do we do with these behemoths when they are no longer viable? Take them down, or rehab them?