Nina Ebbighausen
Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture
Credentials
AIA, LEED AP
B. Arch, Magna Cum Laude, Syracuse University
Research Expertise
Below is a selected list of projects that reflect Nina's career focus:
- US Bank Stadium Vikings Horn (award-winning competition); Minneapolis, MN - 2016
- Designer (team of five), Project Architect
- Xcel Energy Substation Enclosure: Midtown; Minneapolis, MN - 2012-2015
- Lead Designer, Project Architect
- AIA Minnesota Honor Award and Finance and Commerce Top Projects Award - 2015
- Xcel Energy Substation Enclosure: Hiawatha West; Minneapolis, MN - 2011-2012
- Lead Designer, Project Architect
- AIA Minnesota Honor Award and AIA Minneapolis Merit Award - 2015
- Central Lutheran Church, Master Plan for Expansion and Renovation; Minneapolis, MN - 2011-2012
- Project Planner and Lead Designer
- Bell Museum / Minnesota Planetarium Feasibility Study; Minneapolis, MN - 2010
- Project Planner and Designer of Facility at Bell Museum Site (with ESG Architects)
- Minnesota Planetarium and Space Discovery Center Pre design and Feasibility Study; Minneapolis, MN - 2010
- Project Planner and Lead Designer for Minneapolis Central Library Rooftop Site
- Macalester College Janet Wallace Fine and Performing Arts Center; St. Paul, MN - 2009
- Conceptual Redesign (in competition with HGA Architects) - Lead Designer
- Initial Partnering with GUND Partnership (through Design Development Phase) - Local Project Architect
- Minneapolis Central Library (with Cesar Pelli and Associates); Minneapolis MN - 2002-2006
- Project Manager
- National AIA / ALA Library Building Award for Minneapolis Central Library - 2009
- Katharine Gibbs School of Design and Technology; Philadelphia, PA
- Addition - Project Designer - 2002-2003
- Phase I Interior Build-Out - Project Designer and Architect - 2000-2001
- Woodlake Lutheran Church Addition and Remodeling; Richfield, MN - 1999-2001
- Lead Designer and Project Architect
- Whittier Elementary School for the Arts; Minneapolis, MN - 1996-1998
- With Kodet Architectural Group
- Intern in charge of plan development, Contributing Designer
- Scottish Equitable Headquarters, Competition; Edinburgh, Scotland - 1992
- With Koetter Kim Associates and including consultation with Colin Rowe
- Contributing Designer
- Winterthur Elementary School, Winning Competition entry; Winterthur, Switzerland - 1989
- With Baumgartner and Associates
- Intern
Publications
- "Dance and Architecture: Musings" - Article Author
- T|Here Journal of Landscape + Architecture, Volume 11 - 2015
- "The Role of the Physical Environment in Early Learning and Early Literacy"
- Peer-reviewed and selected invitation to the Public Library Association National Convention; Minneapolis, MN - 2008
- "Retail Models for Library Design"
- Peer-reviewed and selected invitation to the Public Library Association (PLA) National Convention; Boston, MA - 2006
- Peer-reviewed and selected invitation to the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) State Conference; Minneapolis, MN - 2005
- "International Education" - Co-moderator as well as Presenter
- By invitation to the Council of Educational Facility Planners International Midwest Regional Conference; Minneapolis, MN - 1998
- "Indoor Air Quality" - Presenter (at a time when this was relatively new in architectural practice)
- By invitation to the Indoor Air Quality Symposium; Minneapolis, MN - 1998
- Architectural Thesis: "Investigating the Reconciliatory Potential of Modern and Pre-Modern Architectures, Based on Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall and Schinkel's Bauakademie"; Berlin, Germany - 1992-1993
Teaching
Graduate Courses
- ARCH 8251 Graduate Design Studio, Studio Instructor
- ARCH 5516 Technology Two: Luminous and Thermal Design, Studio Critic Support Role
- ARCH 8252 Graduate Design Studio, Studio Instructor
Undergraduate Courses
- Site Studio--Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016
- Program and Typology Studio--Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2015
- Materials and Methods Studio--Fall 2006
- Persistent History Studio--Fall 2002
- Representation Studio--Fall 2000, Spring 2001
- Urbanism Studio--Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2001, Spring 2002
- BDA Dance and Architecture Course--Spring 2014
- BDA Field Trip Course: Real-Time Precedent Study--Spring 2011
Other Courses
- Two Independent Studies in Furniture Design--Spring 2002
- ARCH 5250 Graduate/Undergraduate Furniture Design Elective
Selected Honors and Awards
- 2011. American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter Honor Award. Target Plaza at Target Field, Minneapolis.
- 2010. American Institute of Architects Honor Award. MacArthur Park Connections Master Plan, Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 2009. American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter Merit Award. MacArthur Park Connections Master Plan, Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 2010. American Institute of Architects Honor Award. St. John’s Abbey and Monastery Guesthouse, Collegeville, Minnesota.
- 2008. American Society of Landscape Architects, Colorado Chapter Honor Award. Bloomington Central Station Park, Bloomington, Minnesota.
- 2007. American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter Merit Award. Gold Medal Park, Minneapolis.
- 2007. American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter Merit Award. St. Paul Central Library Courtyard, St. Paul.
- 2007. American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter Merit Award. Private Residence, Minnetonka, Minnesota.
