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This library is closed until further notice. If you need books or other physical materials from this library, please search for the item in Libraries search. Sign in and place a “Get It” request and you can pick up items at one of our four open buildings — Wilson, Walter, Health Sciences, and Magrath libraries — or have them delivered to your office or residence hall.
Located on the East Bank, the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library is in 210 Rapson Hall. It primarily supports the faculty, students, and staff of the College of Design, but it extends to all students and staff at the University of Minnesota, as well as the greater Minnesota community.
Current workshop
Racial Awareness and Healing reading workshop
This workshop aims to help aspiring allies and those affected by systemic racism prepare for what writer and activist Holiday Phillips describes as the, “tough and messy conversations that will actually bring about change” by addressing our personal experiences with racism, white privilege, and white body supremacy.
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About the building
The library is housed in a new addition designed by Steven Holl, internationally known architect in NYC. Read more about the building and Steven Holl.
Furniture collection
The furniture collection is a unique collection of chairs designed by architects. All are welcome to explore the library and find each of the items in the collection, to learn from, or sit on.
Current Exhibition
What: Visual Prayer: 19 Artists from the Interfaith Artists Circle
Webinar Event: Thursday, March 18th, 7 p.m.
Joining in on the Sacred Artists Festival at the University of St Thomas, the focus of this webinar will be on the Visual Prayer process and virtual exhibit. Three of the exhibit’s participating artists will be featured—Hend Al-Mansour, Rani Halpern, and Beth Andrews - moderated by University of St Thomas Theology professor, Dr. Corri Carvalho.
Follow this link to see the article about the exhibit in the continuum!
