The University of Minnesota’s Biomedical Discovery District (BDD) sits adjacent to the TCF stadium on its Minneapolis East Bank campus. 

 

This Landscape for this project included a green roof on the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research and the walking/ bike trail in front of the four buildings that make up the BDD. The second/third story green roof and patio offered sitting areas for those who work in the building as well as being a beautiful green space and having environmental benefits such as reducing storm water run off.

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The entrances, walkways and designated bike trails were all updated to be one matching landscape for the entire district. This included 60 trees and 3,000 shrubs/ perennials along with stone sculptures accenting the walk.

 

The landscape design ( by Damon Farber) was awarded the Award of Excellence by ASLA MN 2014 and Award of Excellence by Cast Stone Institute 2013.