Destination Medical Center

MDC is supporting Rochester, Minnesota’s dramatic Destination Medical Center initiative through design thinking and urban design assistance.  Under the banner of becoming the healthiest city in America, we are helping to define the needs of the Rochester “Community,” its residents, employees, medical patients and their companions. As the home of the internationally recognized Mayo Clinic and a growing population, it is critical that the city provide public amenities and facilities that support new development and preserve existing special places.  We are generating process and design ideas that will directly translate their unique population needs into a healthier community in which to live.  We are also testing these ideas through community conversations and public realm prototyping. Based on this growing understanding of the community's needs and aspirations, we have developed guidelines to advance projects and tools, like the model of downtown Rochester, to help residents visualize the magnitude of change underway.  Tim Griffin