Photo: #The new Guthrie Theater complex has nine levels and towers over passers-by with enormous signs and images.
Photo: #Architect Jean Nouvel designed the new Guthrie Theater complex so that the drama is not just limited to the stage. Each room has its own dramatic element, with lighting, colors and lines that suggest a very modern and bold vision.
Photo: #Architect Jean Nouvel paid special attention to how the Guthrie Theater will look at night, when people are most likely to be visiting. Ghostly images of past performances emerge from the darkness, appearing to float in the night sky.
Photo: #Architect Jean Nouvel chose the placement of each window carefully, so as to frame the views of the surrounding area to its best advantage.
Photo: #The top level of the new Guthrie theater complex offers a panoramic view of the river...shaded in amber. Architect Jean Nouvel says the tinted windows will offer a warmer, sunnier view in the depths of winter.

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New buildings changing the face of the Twin Cities

Broadcast: Midmorning, 06/20/2006, 10:06 a.m.

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The long-awaited opening of the new Guthrie Theater happens soon. The curved, dark blue structure on the banks of the Mississippi may be the most distinct among many new cultural landmarks opening this year.

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  • Tom Fisher: Dean of the University of Minnesota's College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
  • Joe Dowling: Artistic director of the Guthrie Theater.

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