SPOTLIGHTS ON ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, AND OTHER CREATIVES IN INSPIRING ENVIRONMENTS

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"I'm one of those architects where I'm just kind of a fan, right? So when I'm walking somewhere I often take detours-long paths that take me through interesting buildings," says Nathan Johnson, AIA, flashing a smile so warm I remember it as a laugh. "My kids are like, 'Dad, why? This doesn't seem like it's on the way'. And I'm like, 'It is. And now that we're here, let's sit back and enjoy ourselves.'" Johnson and I are doing just that in the IDS Crystal Court: sitting on a bench nearthe ceiling fountain. His talk of scenic architecture routes is an answe to my question about how often he passes through the Crystal Court-the beating pedestrian heart of downtowr Minneapolis. He lives in the city's Bryn Mawr neighborhood and works in Lowertown St. Paul, where he is a partner with the firm 4RM+ULA. So the space isn't a daily experience for him. Yet it's one of his favorite environments in the world.