College of Architecture
and the Built Environment

Student Work

Diaspora

The building aims to welcome and engage refugees into their new environments by integrating the Minneapolis skyway system into the circulation. Creating an elevated street level within the building provides not only connections and accessibility throughout the cold winter months, but also allows the opportunity for serendipitous encounters with the existing community. By integrating the skyway into the building, as well as shifting in scale, this building aims to bridge the gap between the Warehouse and Building districts in Minneapolis, while simutaneously linking the refuges to the Minneapolis natives.