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HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has won the Minnesota Military Family Tribute design competition on the Minnesota State Capitol Mall.
Sponsored by the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB) and the Minnesota Military Family Tribute Committee, the Tribute will honor Minnesota military families ?EUR??,,????'?????<??oe past, present, and future.
?EUR??,,????'?????<?The Minnesota Military Family Tribute explores the concept of home and family through spatial experiences, formal seasonal plantings and geological artifacts tied to the celestial sky,?EUR??,,????'?????<? said Theodore Lee, ASLA, associate vice president and landscape architecture leader of HGA?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s Landscape Architecture Studio. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?It is an honor to be associated with this Tribute because of the deep meaning it holds for all of Minnesota?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s military families.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
Located along the southern half of the Capitol Mall in St. Paul, Minn., the Tribute unifies the existing military memorials with a commemorative promenade and provides an opportunity to say ?EUR??,,????'?????<?Thank You?EUR??,,????'?????<? to Minnesota military families. The design features three main motifs ?EUR??,,????'?????<??oe the Walk, the Gold Star Table and the Story Stones. These motifs reaffirm the themes ?EUR??,,????'?????<?Support Our Troops?EUR??,,????'?????<? and ?EUR??,,????'?????<?Take Care of My Family.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?We searched for design themes that were personal and transcendent,?EUR??,,????'?????<? said Ross Altheimer, ASLA, design leader of HGA?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s Landscape Architecture Studio. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?The most powerful metaphor for us was that the sky, the moon and the stars are what connect military families when their soldiers are deployed.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
HGA was shortlisted in a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. The firm then submitted a design concept, which was chosen unanimously in final judging.
HGA?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s Landscape Architecture Studio led the design effort in collaboration with in-house architecture, cost estimating and marketing. Team members include Jim Goblirsch, Theodore Lee, Ross Altheimer, Eric Amel, Tryg Hansen, Karl Krause, Erica Christenson, Emo Spassov, Joe Tarlizzo, Ashley Absalom and Charlene Roise.
The $1 million Tribute will be funded through private donations. Construction is anticipated in 2012.
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