Gaviidae Common is a mixed-use shopping mall and office complex on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first phase of the mall, Gaviidae Common I, opened in 1989 and is adjoined to Gaviidae Common II by a series of skyways. Phase II opened in 1991. A joint venture designed by Argentine American architect César Pelli and Chicago-based Lohan Associates, the mall occupies 443,000-square-foot (41,000 m2) of retail and office space spread across five floors. Following the closure of the mall's food court and several tenants in 2013, the top three floors of Gaviidae Common II were converted into office and recreational space for the adjoining RBC Plaza.
The interior of Gaviidae Common I in 2018
The interior of Gaviidae Common I in 2007.
Two skyways connect Gaviidae Common II (left) to Gaviidae Common I (right).
Nicollet Mall is a twelve-block portion of Nicollet Avenue running through Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is a shopping and dining district of the city, and also a pedestrian mall and transit mall. Along with Hennepin Avenue to the west, Nicollet Mall forms the cultural and commercial center of Minneapolis.
Nicollet Mall (as it looked prior to the renovation in 2016-2017) on a Saturday morning
View of Nicollet Mall (as it looked from 1991 to 2016) from the skyway.
Buses traveling down Nicollet Mall in 1973.
Young fan shares her artwork with Amanda Harris, Minneapolis Street Art Festival in 2019