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Photo, Print, Drawing University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Vincent Murphy Courtyard, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, East Bank, Courtyard between Vincent Hall and Murphy Hall , Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN Twin Cities Campus, East Bank

[ Data Pages from Survey HALS MN-8  ]

About this Item

Title

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Vincent Murphy Courtyard, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, East Bank, Courtyard between Vincent Hall and Murphy Hall , Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Other Title

  • Twin Cities Campus, East Bank

Names

  • Historic American Landscapes Survey, creator
  • Martin, Roger
  • Close , Winston
  • Rapson, Ralph
  • Stevens, Chris, transmitter
  • Garbarini , Jean, historian
  • Martin, Frank Edgerton, historian
  • Nichols, Luke, historian

Created / Published

  • Documentation compiled after 2000

Headings

  • -  fountains
  • -  courtyards
  • -  quadrangles (courtyards)
  • -  campus - Modern
  • -  paving stone
  • -  benches
  • -  landscapes
  • -  colleges
  • -  education
  • -  stonework (granite)
  • -  Minnesota -- Hennepin County -- Minneapolis

Latitude / Longitude

  • 44.97452,-93.234593

Notes

  • -  Entry 2015 HALS Challenge: Documenting Modernist Landscapes
  • -  Significance: Completed in 1968, Vincent Murphy Courtyard is one of the finest expressions of modern ideals in Minnesota landscape architecture. The courtyard was designed by the first head of the college of Landscape Architecture of the University of Minnesota, Roger Martin, FASLA. Now retired, Martin was a former President of the American Society of Landscape Architects and one of the most respected academics in the discipline of Landscape Architecture in the country. Among his many projects, he partnered with EDAW in the 1970s to create a revolutionary plan for the Minneapolis Park System that separated pedestrian, bicycle and car traffic and transformed the parks for an increasingly diverse and active user base. In 1966, Martin was hired by the celebrated modern architect, Ralph Rapson, FAIA, then Dean of the University of Minnesota College of Architecture, to found the state's first degree program in landscape architecture. With Rapson's support and that of Winston Close FAIA, the University's Architect, Vincent Murphy Courtyard is Martin's first Minnesota project. The courtyard has a high degree of integrity and is an excellent example of Modernism in Landscape Architecture. As the designer, Roger Martin personally knew Garett Eckbo and other leading California modernists while teaching at UC Berkeley in the early 1960s. He took his students to visit residential and commercial projects designed by Eckbo, FASLA, Lawrence Halprin, FASLA, and other leading California landscape architects. Their work marked a new informality and interactive quality in public space and fountains. Martin's work at Vincent Murphy Courtyard is a direct expression of West Coast informality and modern materials adapted to Minnesota's northern climate. It is one of the first and oldest surviving intact modern era landscapes in the state.
  • -  Survey number: HALS MN-8
  • -  Building/structure dates: ca. 1968 Initial Construction

Medium

  • Data Page(s): 13

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HALS MN-8

Source Collection

  • Historic American Landscapes Survey (Library of Congress)

Repository

Control Number

  • mn0628

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • pdf

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Historic American Landscapes Survey, Creator, Roger Martin, Winston Close, Ralph Rapson, Jean Garbarini, Frank Edgerton Martin, and Luke Nichols. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Vincent Murphy Courtyard, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, East Bank, Courtyard between Vincent Hall and Murphy Hall , Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. Minneapolis Hennepin County Minnesota, 2000. translateds by Stevens, Chrismitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/mn0628/.

APA citation style:

Historic American Landscapes Survey, C., Martin, R., Close, W., Rapson, R., Garbarini, J., Martin, F. E. & Nichols, L. (2000) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Vincent Murphy Courtyard, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, East Bank, Courtyard between Vincent Hall and Murphy Hall , Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. Minneapolis Hennepin County Minnesota, 2000. Stevens, C., trans Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mn0628/.

MLA citation style:

Historic American Landscapes Survey, Creator, et al. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Vincent Murphy Courtyard, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, East Bank, Courtyard between Vincent Hall and Murphy Hall , Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. trans by Stevens, Chrismitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mn0628/>.