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CNH history: 1980s: Designing ‘corporate homes’ on the prairie, CNH moves south

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With six stories of brick and glass, the new office structure was Apple Valley’s tallest at that time, and it was the most urban design for the then small-town suburb.Quinn Hutson, firm principal  The mid-1980s brought significant changes to CNH Architects. Perhaps to no one’s surprise, there was a building involved, and another aspiring architect […]

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Staff: Office-staffer brings creative arts background to bear

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Veteran part-time Office Manager Betsy Preston understands how CNH ticks and is energized by the continuous learning required in the fast-moving architectural field. “It is a place where everyone is treated with trust and respect,” said Preston, “a great place to work.” Early in her 13-year span with the firm, she took care of delivery

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Volunteer: Architect serves as key leader for Rotary Ethics Workshop

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As a member of Eagan Rotary since 1996, Quinn Hutson has been a strong advocate for the Ethics Workshop created by the club in 1994. It’s an eight-hour, ethical decision-making experience for high school students designed by Dr. Ken Goodpaster, Koch Chair of Ethics at the University of St. Thomas. The program defines ethical decision-making

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Current: Elegance, safety, masterful blend: Minnesota History Center railings

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Sometimes, the test of an architect’s skills comes not from the new project that’s created, but through the close blending of something new with existing structures. That’s the story with a small but significant safety project for the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Using bronze and stainless steel, railings covering four floors needed updates to

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CNH history: Early days downtown recalled by ‘N’ in CNH . . . Musician statues new to Apple Valley . . . subtle railings bring safety in St. Paul

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‘Peanuts’ creator Charles Schulz used CNH founder to design CA home

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A famous St. Paul resident who moved to California when his comic strip career took off had an early connection with the founder of CNH Architects. Glenn Cording was a childhood friend of Charles Schulz of “Peanuts” fame when he was in St. Paul, according to Architect John Natwick, a past-principal of CNH. Their relationship

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Volunteer: Architect’s 53-flight stair climb fights cancers

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Brooke Jacobson, left, and a teammate get ready for a 53-flight cancer-fighting climb up Capella Towers in Minneapolis. Both lost relatives to cancer. Their team ranked seventh in fundraising, bringing in $3,758. For the past nine years, Brooke Jacobson, an architect and associate principal with CNH Architects, has participated in “The Big Climb MPLS,” a

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State’s top security prison set for shower upgrades

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A shower remodeling project designed by CNH Architects for inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights is set to significantly improve about 40 ceramic tile showers, many of them dating to the prison’s start in the early 1980s. “They don’t have multiple inmates in one shower,” said CNH Architects Principal Wayne Hilbert.

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BURNSVILLE FIRE STATION NO. 1

CNH’s largest fire station to date, the City of Burnsville’s Fire Station No. 1 is home to a crew of all full-time firefighters and more than 44,000 SF with 10 apparatus bays. Firefighter safety was one of nine top priorities for the station. Multiple contamination zones and a designated de-contamination area will allow firefighters to keep contaminated equipment and clothing in the apparatus bay until decontaminated. Another priority in the design was firefighter mental health. A warning system that slowly ramps up with alert tones and lighting while only alerting responding staff ensures firefighters are not awoken in an abrupt manner. The station includes areas for relaxation with different lighting to promote natural sleep rhythms, as well as a yoga studio and meditation garden. Extensive firefighter training features including Firefighter 1 and advanced training elements are another highlight of the station.