Welcome to Minneapolis

The City of Lakes, The Mini Apple, the Mill City – Minneapolis has many names, and at BKV we call it our founding practice site. In 1978, Senior Design Leader and CEO Jack Boarman established Boarman Architects with offices at 15 South 5th Street, and since, the practice site has brought a dynamic range of projects to the Twin Cities and Midwest region, and many within walking distance of the office itself. Holistic design was established here, and we carry it through in our work everyday.

Our Office

The Long & Kees Building

The historic Long & Kees building in the North Loop of Minneapolis has been BKV’s home since 1978, with our firm adaptively reusing the building to adapt to the growing size and needs of a founding office of a national design firm. The in-house, literally, design team maintained the original forms within the structure and created a newly enhanced, collaborative-rich experience for the architects, designers, and engineers housed within the neighborhood landmark.

222 North Second Street
Long & Kees Building, Suite 101
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612.339.3752

Our Values

Enriching Lives & Strengthening Communities

Minneapolis is composed of inquisitive people wanting to do great work on challenging projects. We have a collective drive to learn and push ourselves to new levels of innovation to consistently contribute the most beneficial services and project results to our clients.

Commitment to Community Impact

Whether we’re supporting community rejuvenation via AIA’s Search for Shelter initiative, leading a creative working group for a downtown neighborhood transformation plan, supporting local artists as part of our BKV Workshop group, or volunteering and giving back to our community to those in need, our Minneapolis colleagues take active measures to ensure we contribute to improving the lives of the people we impact with our design expertise.