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Name
Robert Skalecki, Minneapolis, MN
Title
Senior City Planner, City of Minneapolis, MN
Bio
Rob Skalecki (he/him) is a Senior City Planner in the Historic Preservation section of the City of Minneapolis' Planning Division. He holds degrees from Iowa State University in History (B.A.) and Sociology (B.A.), with a Master’s in Heritage Studies & Public History (MHSPH) from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. He joined the Minneapolis Historic Preservation team in 2019.
From 2023 to 2024, Rob was the project manager to develop design guidelines for the locally designated Dinkytown Commercial Historic District. He had also previously worked with his team to update the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission’s Design Guidelines for On-premise Signs and Awnings, and design guidelines for the Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District. He currently manages Minneapolis’ initiative to comprehensively update the city’s heritage preservation ordinance. His institutional knowledge and familiarity with local preservation processes create a strong foundation for his work in Minneapolis.
Rob’s recent speaking sessions included the following at the 2024 APA National Planning Conference: Streamline to Skyway - Exploring Modernism in Minneapolis; Nashe Micto (Our City): Ukrainian influences on Minneapolis; and Exploring Recent Minneapolis Examples in Historic Church Reuse. In October 2024, Rob was a panelist for APA Minnesota’s Historic Preservation and the Black Community webinar based in his role as project support for the Minneapolis African American Historic and Cultural Context Study project and Minneapolis African American Heritage Work Group. Rob’s work illustrates his depth of local history knowledge and drive to showcase the diverse historic and cultural fabric of Minneapolis.
From 2023 to 2024, Rob was the project manager to develop design guidelines for the locally designated Dinkytown Commercial Historic District. He had also previously worked with his team to update the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission’s Design Guidelines for On-premise Signs and Awnings, and design guidelines for the Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District. He currently manages Minneapolis’ initiative to comprehensively update the city’s heritage preservation ordinance. His institutional knowledge and familiarity with local preservation processes create a strong foundation for his work in Minneapolis.
Rob’s recent speaking sessions included the following at the 2024 APA National Planning Conference: Streamline to Skyway - Exploring Modernism in Minneapolis; Nashe Micto (Our City): Ukrainian influences on Minneapolis; and Exploring Recent Minneapolis Examples in Historic Church Reuse. In October 2024, Rob was a panelist for APA Minnesota’s Historic Preservation and the Black Community webinar based in his role as project support for the Minneapolis African American Historic and Cultural Context Study project and Minneapolis African American Heritage Work Group. Rob’s work illustrates his depth of local history knowledge and drive to showcase the diverse historic and cultural fabric of Minneapolis.
