Julie Snow Architects

Julie Snow Architects by Fisher, Thomas. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781568984872.

Its an unfortunate reality that architects practicing in the great expanse between the East and West coasts all too often find themselves beyond the radar of the professions so-called "tastemakers." And its especially a shame in the case of Julie Snow, a Minneapolis-based architect who has, over the past decade, developed one of the most inventive practices anywhere in the United States. Snows meticulously constructed work has the structural opacity and formal integrity that characterized Mies van der Rohes architecture, but with a sense of humanity and a sensitivity to the environment that seems borrowed from her Midwestern progenitor, Frank Lloyd Wright. This, the first monograph on Snows work, provides in depth documentation of 14 of her residential, institutional, corporate, and public projects, including the Koehler Residence in New Brunswick, Canada, a series of Minneapolis Light Rail Stations, the Minnesota Childrens Museum, and the University of South Dakota School of Business. Julie Snow, Architect is produced in collaboration with award-winning designer Andrew Blauvelt, and features an introductory essay by Jan Abrams, director of the Minnesota Design Institute.