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The Issue :
The Dayton brothers had unveiled their innovative, climate-controlled
Edina shopping center in what had been a suburban cornfield.
From the day this opened
its doors with free parking,
Leslie Park, real estate
developer, knew that
downtown was in deep
trouble
He was concerned about
the suburban boom and its
potential to drain the
economic vitality out of the
citys historic central
business district.
He knew that downtown
had to compete with the
The Solution :
Sensing pressure from indoor shopping malls, Park wanted to create a
similar environment in Downtown Minneapolis that would offer a
climate-controlled space and a way for pedestrians to move from
building to building.
He built two skyways connecting the Northstar Center building to the
Northwestern Bank Building and the Roanoke Building.
The skyway to the Northwestern Bank Building was built in 1962 and
the skyway to the Roanoke Building followed the next year.
Pedestrians found the new structure irresistible as they swarmed over it,
comfortable and protected from the August heat and the bustling traffic
and it was finally tangible.
The system grew to 7 total segments by 1972, though many of the
skyways remained disconnected from one another.
The construction of theIDS Centerin 1974 helped to unify the system.
The building featured skyways in all four
directions as well as a spacious atrium area called
the Crystal Court, allowing it to act as a central
hub for the entire system.
Today, Minneapolis has the worlds largest
skyway system, connecting 80 blocks through a
climate-controlled maze of walkways extending
over eight miles.
Twenty three thousand people use it each day.
They are primarily middle class and almost 60% of
them are women.
The skyways have undoubtedly helped the
central core remain vibrant but also, it has taken
much business off the street level.
However it has enabled the city centre to
compete with suburban sites for development &
Urban design
Developing country scenario:
Aranya Township
Indore, India
EVOLUTION OF MASTER
PLAN
Plan proposed
by IDA
Proposed
master plan
The sale at a profit of the plots for the higher-income group subsidized
services for the lower.
Community facilities are located at the centre of the plan and fingers of
open space thread from there to the edges of the site.
The core is arranged in a linear fashion and consists of four clusters of
mixed commercial and retail uses.
The large shops face the
street and the small the
courtyards. A school and
athletic field are located on
the edge of the core.
The site layout makes it
possible to reach the core
from the periphery of the site
in a 10-minute walk.
Work places are integrated
into the plan.
Much small-scale retail,
commercial and industrial
activity takes place in the
streets and in the houses.
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
CONCEPT
Concept
Slum development project
Inspiration from existing
slum settlements in
Indore
Characteristics
Mixed and multiple land
use
Formation of small
neighborhoods and
houses extending to
the outdoors.
Small shops operating
within congested areas.
Trees planted in public
places
Streets accommodating
social, economic and