Welcome to ENTER.
A digital weekly exploring the people, places, and ideas shaping a better built environment for Minnesota.
A New Production from Walker West Music Academy
The storied music education center has a state-of-the-art new home.
New and Notable
Popular Articles
What We’re Reading, Listening to, and Watching
How Can We Save the Best Parts of Our Cities?
How can we preserve the intangible heritage of our communities—the places like a beloved corner store or farmers’ market, or cultural traditions like a parade or culinary dish or clothing detail?
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Who Says the Suburbs Are Boring? Five Walks That Showcase Twin Cities Suburban Architecture
Explore architectural sites of interest in the greater Twin Cities metro, from downtown Marine on St. Croix to midcentury icons in Falcon Heights to classic ramblers in Coon Rapids.
THE MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
How the Buildings You Occupy Might Be Affecting Your Brain
As research expands on the connection between neuroscience and the built environment (neuroarchitecture), the ways that design impacts our mental and physical well-being are better understood.
PSYCHE
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Is Leaking. Inside the $7 Million Job to Fix It.
A look into the in-progress preservation of Fallingwater, motivated primarily by dozens of chronic leaks.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Potential Beauty and Wonder of Storefront Displays
A love letter to the magic of imaginative window displays, including the author’s own miniature cityscape for an Oakland toy shop.
COMMON EDGE