Paul Madson (October 13, 1950 - June 12, 2001) was a Minneapolis architect who died of a heart attack June 12 at age 50.
Madson was not 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.