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20 S Washington Ave Springtime in Minneapolis

The Northwestern National Life Building, now known as the ING Reliastar Building, can be found at 20 Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1964 by Minoru Yamasaki and Associates, it is a fine example of the modernist architecture of the time. At its most basic form it is a rectangular office block. Its open floor plan was designed to maintain simplicity and to enhance the functionality of the building. It is part of a three-building complex designed by Minoru Yamasaki & Associates. The complex includes two other Yamasaki buildings, the 22 story ING 100 Building (1981) and the ING Reliastar 111 Building (1987). All three structures demonstrate Yamasaki�s use of simplified Gothic forms, grand plazas and water features, but the ING Reliastar building was given the most attention. It was to be the centerpiece of newly renovated Gateway District, where 17 square blocks of aging structures were leveled in the ea...

As a Minnesota based photographer and artist, Wayne focuses his skills and energies on Landscape, Cityscape, and Architectural fine art photography. His best work comes from images first painted in his mind. He mulls over a prospective image for weeks or months, seeing it from different angles and perspectives, then finally deciding what to capture, he takes action. The result is images that deeply touch a person's emotions and powerfully evoke memories and dreams. His images are used commercially by companies and organizations ranging from Financial Services firms, mom and pop Ice Cream shops and The Basilica of St Mary. The images are used to communicate their shared vision and values. Book, magazine, and calendar publishers have...