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Heart of the City Peace Plaza Public Realm

Destination Medical Center Corporation (DMCC), in collaboration with the City of Rochester, Minnesota (City), is pleased to issue this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Public Space design services for the public spaces associated with the Heart of the City Sub-District of the Destination Medical Center development plan. DMCC and the City are collaborating on the redevelopment of Rochester pursuant to the vision and principles of the Destination Medical Center development plan. Within this plan is a sub-district referred to as Heart of the City. Heart of the City is a 9-block area of downtown Rochester bounded by Center Street to the north, 3rd Street to the South, Broadway to the East and 2nd Ave to the West. Heart of the City is home to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic and its Cesar Peli- designed Gonda Building, the recently renovated Peace Plaza, numerous hotels, shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues. The purpose of this RFQ is to outline the nature of the design challenge and to solicit qualifications from interested public space design firms/teams.

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

 

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: City of Rochester/RSP Architects

Contact: Patrick Seeb ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; DMC EDA ; Heart of the City Taskforce ; RSP

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

America's City for Health ; Chateau Theater ; DMC Discovery Square ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update ; Saint Marys Place Design Process with citizen's participation

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Universal Design

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Arts & Culture, Economic Development, Heritage Preservation

Level 2: Heart of the City

DMC Impacts:

Livable City, Hotel & Hospitality, Arts & Culture, Heart of the City

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning, Special  

 

 

Detailed Description

Location: Heart of the City

Purpose: Public Space

 

 

 

 

Metrics
Unknown

 

Key reports on: Heart of the City Peace Plaza Public Realm

Heart of the City Peace Plaza Public Realm (May 20, 2019)
 6 things to know about Heart of the City plans. 

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Heart of the City Public Space Status from RSP (July 13, 2017)

July, 2017 presentation to COW and Feb, 2017 updates to DMCC from RSP

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Last modified by support on 2022/11/12
Created by allnode on 2015/12/24

 

 

 

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