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SETTING AND CONTEXT In Minneapolis The University of Minnesota’s graduate program in landscape architecture takes advantage of its Twin Cities setting to provide high quality student-focused education within a vibrant and diverse urban environment. Because the University is one of the country’s only land-grant institutions in a large metropolitan region, our students and faculty can take an active role in imagining and building more sustainable, equitable, and artful places. More than 100 years ago, the visionary landscape architect H. W. S. Cleveland created the MinneapolisSt. Paul park system—known today as one of the biggest and best urban park systems in the world, with the Mississippi River as its centerpiece.
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Today the Twin Cities are known for design innovation. Our students have access to a wealth of area firms, nonprofits, and government agencies for internships, mentoring, and collaboration. Our students are active in the art and design scene, too. In the summer of 2012 they co-led a course on food and the city at the Walker Art Center and in 2013 installed Lower Course, a site specific art and sound exhibit at the Northern Spark Art Festival.
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The Twin Cities consistently rank among the top 10 most livable regions with the biggest and best used bike network and nationally and internationally known cultural resources including the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Guthrie Theater, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as a vibrant local art, theater, and music scene.
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Mixed Use Building
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