Ralph Rapson was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for 30 years. He was an interdisciplinary designer, one of the world's oldest practicing architects at his death at a
Rapson c. 1945
The first Guthrie Theater (1963) during demolition (2006)
Riverside Plaza, formerly Cedar Square West (1973)
Rarig Center (1973), University of Minnesota
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a
Ralph Rapson
…1963: Pillsbury House in Wayzata, Minnesota (demolished 1997) 1963: Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota (demolished 2006) 1964: State Capital Credit Union, Minneapolis, Minnesota (converted to Southeast Library in 1967…
Snow falling at the Guthrie
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (left), the Guthrie, the Mill City Museum (right) on the Mississippi River
The Guthrie Theater in 1965 with the original exterior designed by Ralph Rapson before it was removed due to moisture in the wood and stucco panels. (Photo from Minnesota Star Tribune)