Paul Madson

Who is Paul Madson?

Paul Madson, was a Minneapolis architect, who died of a heart attack June 12 at age 50. Madson wasn't one to trumpet his achievements. Madson and his four-person firm, Paul Madson & Associates, probably have designed more housing of more types than any other Twin Cities firm, from single-room efficiencies for recovering alcoholics to high-end lofts on the Mississippi riverfront.

The thousands of units have provided affordable housing, in-fill housing in older neighborhoods, and new housing to help keep cities competitive with the suburbs. Whether renovating old buildings or designing new ones, Madson's trademark was an anti-trademark: make it fit into its context.