In Des Moines, IA's East Village, a modern parking structure sits in an unusual spot. Because of its proximity to City Hall, developers and architects worked on a solution that would create an aesthetically pleasing view: Glass was used to front the west and east sides of the structure. "Parking garages used to have this reputation of being really dark, gloomy spaces," says Khalid Khan, project principal for Neumann Monson Architects, the firm that designed East 2nd Street Parking. "Our strategy is always to make them as visually accessible as possible."
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