2011 BLEND Award Winners

Category: Remodel or Addition (Residential Properties)

1. 4037 Linden Hills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55410         Design             Article
Architect/Designer: Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd. 2800 Lyndale Avenue South,Suite 220 Minneapolis, MN 55408 Builder: Straight Edge Company (William Goetter) 1369 Sheldon Street St. Paul, MN 55108

2) 4717 Vincent Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55410             Design             Article
Architect/Designer: Planco HobKnob Design 3435 Washington Drive & 4717 Vincent Ave. South Eagan, MN 55122 Minneapolis, MN 55410
Builder: Ronel Restorations 2805 Cliff Road East Burnsville, MN 55337
Home Owners: Langdon & Tanya Laumbach
 
3)  527 S.E. 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414                     Design             Article
Architect/Designer: Locus Architecture 708 W. 40th St. Minneapolis, MN 55409
Builder: Ed Erickson Construction Terra Vista Landscape 57 Thomas Avenue & 3009 Central Avenue N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55405 Minneapolis, MN 55418
Home Owners: Martha Ballard & Paul Chrenka

4) 5316 Abbot Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55410            Design             Article
Architect/Designer: M Valdes Architects PLLC 3412 Williamsburg Parkway St. Paul, MN 55129
Builder: Davis & Davis Design Build 233 Upton Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55405

Category: Remodel, Addition or New Construction (Commercial Properties)

5) 4831 Nicollet Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55419           Design             Article
Architect/Designer: White Space Architecture (Taunya Nelson) 5024 Vincent Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55410  Builder: Candlewood Carpentry (Chris Isaacson) 5960 Afton Road Shorewood, MN 55331
Property Owner: Dr. Brad Isaacson

6) 115 East 54th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55419 Multi-Family (New Construction)     Design         Article
Architect: Urban Works Architecture LLC 901 North Third Street, Suite 145 Minneapolis, MN 55401
Builder: Weis Builders 7645 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55423
Property Owner: Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation

7) 4201 Sheridan Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55410 Religious (Remodel / Addition)  Design     Article
Architect: Bentz, Thompson, Rietow, Inc. 801 Nicollet Mall, Suite 801 Minneapolis, MN 55402
Builder: Watson Forsberg 6465 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55426
Property Owner: St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church

Category: New Construction (Residential Properties)

8)  4415 Zenith Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55410         Design         Article
Architect/Designer: Mackey Malin Architects 5200 Washburn Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55410
Builder: Reuter Walton Construction 1515 W. Lake Street. 2nd Floor Minneapolis, MN 55408
Home Owners: Bre and Nick Walton

9) 2612 West 45th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410             Design         Article
Architect/Designer: Awad + Koontz Architects Builders 6603 Queen Avenue South, Suite 5 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55423
Builder: Awad + Koontz Architects Builders 6603 Queen Avenue South, Suite 5 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55423
Home Owners: Beverly and Lee Ekola
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4037 Linden Hills Blvd
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4717 Vincent Ave S
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527 S.E. 7th Street
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5316 Abbot Ave. South
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4831 Nicollet Ave. South, Arts & Craft
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115 East 54th Street. Multi Family
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4415 Zenith Ave. South
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2612 West 45th Street Dutch Colonial
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2011 Jurors

Thomas Whitlock, ASLA
President Damon Farber Associates

Thomas Whitlock has been practicing landscape architecture for eighteen years. He has an extensive history of working in Minneapolis on projects from single family residential to multi-family apartment/condominiums and from retail to mixed-use redevelopment. His designs have focused on creating quality pedestrian spaces that are unique to the context of each site. He emphasizes a collaborative philosophy that is reflected by the quality of work for which the firm has been responsible. Tom is a registered landscape architect and Past President of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Minnesota Chapter. He is president of Damon Farber Associates, a twelve-person landscape architecture firm specializing in site planning and open space development. The firm provides professional services to corporate, community and governmental clients who appreciate and understand the need for comprehensive site design services within the context of an interdisciplinary approach. Tom Whitlock’s efforts in urban design and mixed use projects have resulted in more than twenty professional planning and design awards over the past fifteen years. His approach to urban design and community based projects encourages active participation by clients, City staff and the community as vital members of a public-private partnership. Having grown up and worked in Minneapolis, Tom has a great sense of civic pride and a vested interest in maintaining and enhancing Minneapolis as a great place to live, work and play.

Jay H. Isenberg, AIA
Isenberg + Associates

JayIsenberg is a practicing architect in the Twin Cities (Isenberg + Associates) and serves as an arbitrator and mediator of design and construction related disputes as a member of the American Arbitration Association's Panel of Neutrals.   He is also a founding member of Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis, where he has created and curated interdisciplinary public art projects and exhibitions using various materials and media that explore diverse themes emerging at the intersection of architecture with law, ethics, politics, psychology and the built and natural environments. 



Aaron Hanauer
Minneapolis City Planner

Aaron has been a city planner with the City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) Department for 4.5 years. His specific responsibilities include staffing the Heritage Preservation Commission, Board of Adjustment, and reviewing of new residential structures for compliance with the Minneapolis Zoning Code. Since 2006, he has reviewed over 100 residential structures to ensure compliance with the zoning code requirements and design standards. Aaron has a degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute.

Michael Zehnder
SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC

Michael Zehnder is a senior Mechanical Designer for the Facilities and Design Build division of SAIC (formerly The Benham Companies).  With 15 years experience primarily focusing on remodel projects, Michael has developed a keen understanding of the value of interdisciplinary collaboration.  Project history with varied clients including private, commercial, industrial and military, many involving “Green” design components, has given Michael opportunities to emphasize function without compromising aesthetic impact.  As a lifetime resident of Minneapolis, Michael places community identity in high regard knowing that “being from Minneapolis” says more about who you are than simply where you live.