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Southdale Mall
Edina, MN
Brutalist sculpture in Southdale Mall
Southdale Mall opened in 1956 and was the first enclosed mall in the nation. Designed by Victor Gruen, a European socialist, as a community center for suburbanites. It was intended to bring people together. Much of the original modern architecture was lost in a major redesign during the 1990's.
Today, Southdale is being remodeled yet again. My question is - what was wrong with it in the first place? I hope that they do not demolish the brutalist sculpture in the center of the mall or this modern clock - two of the last remaining gems in Southdale Mall.
Brutalist sculpture in Southdale Mall
Southdale Mall opened in 1956 and was the first enclosed mall in the nation. Designed by Victor Gruen, a European socialist, as a community center for suburbanites. It was intended to bring people together. Much of the original modern architecture was lost in a major redesign during the 1990's.
Today, Southdale is being remodeled yet again. My question is - what was wrong with it in the first place? I hope that they do not demolish the brutalist sculpture in the center of the mall or this modern clock - two of the last remaining gems in Southdale Mall.
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