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Elizabeth Scheu Close: A Life in Modern Architecture

By Jane King Hession
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By Jane King Hession
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An in-depth account of the life and career of Minnesota’s first modern architect

2024 Docomomo US Modernism in America Award of Excellence
2021 Finalist, Minnesota Book Award, Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction

Elizabeth “Lisl” Scheu Close (1912–2011) left an indelible mark on Minnesota’s built landscape during her six decades as an architect. In 1938, with her husband, Winston Close, she founded the state’s first architecture firm dedicated to modernism. In addition to designing t...

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