Location
Minneapolis, MN
Architect
Antoine Predock of KKE Architects
General Contractor
Mortenson Construction
Industry
Education
Project overview
The staff at the University of Minnesota hired world-renowned architect Antoine Predock to design their new alumni center. He teamed up with local Minneapolis architects for the buildings design which centered heavily on natural Minnesota elements and assets like the iron range, northern lights, 10,000 lakes, and wilderness landscape. The U of M McNamara Alumni Center opened in 2000 and houses both university offices public-use events spaces. Architecturally striking features of the alumni center include an asymmetrical geode-style Memorial Hall made up of over 2,000 rose-colored granite blocks on the exterior.
Project Scope
MG McGrath worked with Mortenson Construction and KKE Architects on the UMN Alumni Center campus building. Our surfaces team completed façade and cladding work for the interior and exterior of the alumni center which included fabricating and installing over 75,000 square feet of flat lock style copper shingles. These 20oz copper shingles were fabricated from flat sheets into our own custom S-Slip panel system and were installed with an underlayment and custom copper patina finish.
