Leonard Parker, a Minnesota architect who taught at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota, for decades, died July 25. Parker built many notable structures across the state, including the U's Mondale Hall and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
In a memo to faculty and staff, Thomas Fisher, dean and professor in the U's College of Design said this:
Here's a fun one -- an excerpt from a 1986 Star Tribune article by architecture critic Linda Mack:
