Jean Nouvel Guthrie Theater (2008)

French architect Jean Nouvel has long been known in Europe for his bold shimmering glass museums concert halls and highrise towers Now the muchacclaimed new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis Minnesota which opened in 2006 is displaying Nouvels remarkable talents to an American public With a cantilevered lobby that extends 175 feet over the Mississippi River the dark midnightblue aluminumpaneled structure has captivated the culturally conscious city and helped spur the rejuvenation of a onceindustrial waterfront In the tour Nouvel takes us through three distinctive theaters he designed for the Guthrie and out onto the cantilevered deck to view the legendary river that inspired the boldly elevated design