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State Designer Selection Board to interview three finalists for U of M St. Paul campus student center

State Designer Selection Board · February 3, 2026
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At its Feb. 3 meeting the State Designer Selection Board reviewed six proposals for the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus student center, discussed mass timber and tunnel/infrastructure constraints, and voted to advance three firms to interviews (20-minute presentation and 20-minute Q&A).

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The State Designer Selection Board reviewed six proposals Feb. 3 for a new University of Minnesota-St. Paul campus student center and voted to advance three finalists to interviews, the board said at the end of a day-long discussion.

Paul Lawton, the university’s architect, described the project as a new campus center to be sited at the McGraw Library location that will integrate dining, study and collaboration spaces, some classroom space and a library presence to serve students, faculty, staff and visitors. "We're looking at siting it on the McGraw Library site," Lawton said, adding the team will "innovatively integrate…

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