ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1041070/minoru-yamasakis-northwestern-national-life-building-in-minneapolis-to-be-converted-into-hotel Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/1041070/minoru-yamasakis-northwestern-national-life-building-in-minneapolis-to-be-converted-into-hotel A building designed by Minoru Yamasaki in downtown Minneapolis is set to be converted into a hotel, marking a new phase in the life of the former headquarters of the Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, one of the architect's lesser-known yet formally distinctive works. Vacant since 2023, the building at 20 Washington Avenue South is now the subject of an adaptive reuse proposal that aims to introduce hospitality and public-facing functions. Initial plans were presented in April 2026, outlining a transformation of the structure while retaining its defining architectural features. The project is expected to move forward pending approvals, with a projected opening targeted for 2028.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/778081/spotlight-minoru-yamasaki Sun, 01 Dec 2019 03:30:00 +0000 David Douglass-Jaimes https://www.archdaily.com/778081/spotlight-minoru-yamasaki Minoru Yamasaki (December 1, 1912 – February 7, 1986) has the uncommon distinction of being most well known for how his buildings were destroyed. His twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York collapsed in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, and his Pruitt-Igoe complex in St. Louis, Missouri, demolished less than 20 years after its completion, came to symbolize the failure of public housing and urban renewal in the United States. But beyond those infamous cases, Yamasaki enjoyed a long and prolific career, and was considered one of the masters of “New Formalism,” infusing modern buildings with classical proportions and sumptuous materials.

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