Join MNSAH for our events and tours. Although our name sounds exclusive, we are not. In fact, many MNSAH members are simply people who love architecture and are eager to experience the fascinating built environment of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with their fellow enthusiasts.
MNSAH Fall Tour 2026 – University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus
MNSAH Fall Tour
University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus
Past Events
Spring Event 2019
Julie Snow, FAIA, invites MNSAH members to her offices in the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District for a talk about her career and Snow Kreilich Architects. She will discuss projects that range from CHS stadium in St. Paul to the dramatic Koehler House in New Brunswick, Canada.
The firm has been recognized with numerous awards, including the national 2018 AIA Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor bestowed on an architecture firm. The award recognizes a practice that consistently has produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years.
Annual Meeting Recap
MNSAH held its 2019 Annual Meeting on March 19th at the Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul. Following a reception and dinner, the board of directors conducted its business meeting, which included reports on the organization’s finances and membership, the election of officers and board members, and committee updates. The Minnesota Modern Masters Committee reported that plans are underway to conduct eight additional video interviews that will be funded from a recently awarded grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The Program Committee reviewed tours and programs from 2018 and provided a preview of events scheduled for 2019.
The keynote speaker was Jane King Hession, who presented a talk titled “Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan: Revisited.” She discussed Wright’s architectural legacy in Japan and his influence on future generations of architects. Jane retraced Wright’s steps to explore the place he called “the most romantic artistic country on earth.”
MNSAH 2019 Annual Meeting
The architecture, culture, and landscapes of Japan captivated Frank Lloyd Wright and transformed his work. Wright, in turn, left his architectural mark on the country and influenced future generations of architects who would do the same. Architectural historian and MNSAH past-president Jane Hession will retrace Wright’s steps to explore the place he once called, “the most romantic artistic country on earth.”
Frank Lloyd Wright first traveled to Japan in 1905 and would return to design the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, completed in 1923. The architecture, culture, and landscapes of Japan captivated Wright and transformed his work. His fascination with the art of Japan led to a second career, as a highly successful dealer of Japanese prints. Wright, in turn, left his architectural mark on the country and influenced future generations of architects who would do the same.
Works in Progress 2018
Works in Progress provides an opportunity to keep abreast of current architectural scholarship through presentations by scholars, preservationists, and curators.
Historian Greg Gaut will describe the sixty-six libraries built in Minnesota with Carnegie funding between 1900 and 1918, evaluate their impact, and summarize what has happened to them over the century, focusing on how architects adapted those that are still used as libraries.
John Jager: A Slovenian Architect in Minnesota
Hagfors Center 150, 700 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis
Parking is available at the University of Minnesota ramp at 21st Ave. S. and 4th Street. Street parking may also be available.
Fall Tour 2018
MNSAH’s Fall Tour features Carleton College and historic sites in Northfield. The tour was inspired by our late MNSAH member Jeff VanSchoick, who suggested we organize a tour of the Carleton College campus.
During the course of the day, a distinguished group of experts will serve as our guides and speakers, including Barbara Evans, MNSAH member and local historian, Tom Lamb, College Archivist at Carleton, Clifford Clark, Professor of History at Carleton, and Ross Elfline, MNSAH member and Associate Professor of Art History at Carleton.
