PVN has been retained as a consultant during the construction phase of the Soap Factory in Minneapolis. This blog post will be updated regularly with current construction photos.

PVN was recently granted a trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the proprietary building report produced by our office, the PVN Design Framework™.

The Marathon Shoe story continues with the second of a two post series about the history of the Marathon Shoe Company and its “East Side Plant.” 

The Marathon Shoe Company East Side Plant, located at 1418 1st Street in Wausau, Wisconsin, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January of 2017. This is the first of a two post series about the history of the Marathon Shoe Company and its “East Side Plant.”

The Garfield Substation was designed in the Renaissance Revival style – a purposeful design decision intended to garner neighborhood support for the substation and to communicate Minneapolis General Electric Company’s goal of electrifying the entire city.

PVN's Michael Bjornberg and Tamara Ludt will be headed back to school this fall, teaching courses at the University of Minnesota College of Design. Find out what classes they will be teaching. 

PVN's Laurel Fritz presented a proposal for a local historic district to the City of Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission on Tuesday, and the Post-Bulletin summarized the discussion in a news article today.

Residents of Rochester were recently highlighted in a Star Tribune article for their preservation efforts in light of Mayo Clinic's expansion plans downtown. PVN is currently providing the Rochester HPC ongoing preservation services.

PVN's Meghan Elliott and Michael Bjornberg will be speaking at the May 16th "Urban Currents" lecture series, sponsored by Cuningham Group. A tour of the A-Mill Lofts will be included. 

We are proud to announce that The Cambric was selected as one of Finance & Commerce's 2016 Top Projects. 

PVN's Laurel Fritz and University of Minnesota Professor Greg Donofrio were recently awarded the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Award for the Arthur and Edith Lee House Project.