Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis, MN) : "Endless Bridge", 178-foot cantilevered bridge (viewing platform) that juts out over Mississippi, silos visible behind, end of the platform, and stairs

Creator:

Nouvel, Jean, 1945-

Published/Created:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
818 South 2nd Street
2006

Physical Description:

285,000 ft2 (area)

Date Depicted:

4/7/2011

Materials:

glass; steel; blue painted metal panels; concrete

Notes:

The original 1963 Guthrie Theater by architect Ralph Rapson was demolished in 2006 when the Nouvel building was built. It was noted for its thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch. The original site has been turned into green space and an extension of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, next to the Walker Art Center. The new building, sited on the Mississippi River next to the old Washburn-Crosby A Mill [flour mill], has three theaters including a thrust stage and a black box theater. It also has a 178-foot cantilevered bridge (called the "Endless Bridge", viewing platform) to the Mississippi River which is open to visitors. The outside of the building's walls are covered in large panels which display a large mural of photographs from past plays visible clearly at night. The acoustics of the three theaters were designed by TALASKE of Oak Park, Illinois in collaboration with Kahle Acoustics of Brussels, Belgium.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Contemporary
Twenty-first century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-NJ-GT-A35

Coordinates:

+44.978056-93.255278

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
theaters (buildings) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

building divisions; rooms and spaces; classrooms; buildings; performing arts buildings; theaters (buildings) architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Performing arts; Rivers

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/7/2011

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10468267

PID:

digcoll:1791254