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Snapshot: Pittsburgh’s New Airport Terminal Celebrates Western Pennsylvania’s Identity

Pittsburgh

January 5, 2026

Designed by Gensler and HDR in association with Luis Vidal + Architects, the facility's roof consists of staggered peaks that frame clerestory windows meant to evoke the Allegheny Mountains.

Building Technology November 2025

Payette’s Engineering Facility at Penn State Strengthens Interdisciplinary Research

State College, Pennsylvania

Matthew Marani

November 12, 2025

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The Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building (ECoRE) brings efficiency to a typology known for large energy loads.

Building Technology November 2025

KieranTimberlake’s Partially Buried Scaife Hall Revitalizes a Neglected Corner of Carnegie Mellon’s Campus

Pittsburgh

Leopoldo Villardi

November 10, 2025

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Situated on the steep slopes of a ravine, the building serves as new home to the Pittsburgh university's mechanical engineering department.

House of the Month

Pittsburgh's Legacy of Heavy Industry Endures in a Rugged House by studio d'ARC

Pittsburgh

Leopoldo Villardi

February 10, 2024

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Sprawling and low-slung, the Thorne Residence is replete with nods to the region’s history—from hot-dip galvanized steel to sooty charred-wood cladding.

A School Where Every Day is Like a Field Trip to the Museum

Matt Hickman

August 28, 2023

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CannonDesign collaborates with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on a combined elementary and middle school that offers a radical departure from the “cells and bells” approach that has long dictated K-12 school design.

Snapshot: Over View by FreelandBuck

Pittsburgh

Kara Mavros

January 8, 2020

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An installation by a former Record Vanguard firm teaches children a lesson in trompe l'oeil.

Interview with BCJ's Patricia Culley on Achieving Green-Building Standards

Laura Raskin

October 19, 2016

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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson associate Patricia Culley describes the rigors of designing Pittsburgh’s Frick Environmental Center to meet the highest green-building standards: LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification.

Tower at PNC Plaza

Let the Fresh Air In: A tower offers an alternative to the hermetically sealed glass box

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 16, 2012

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At 33 stories and about 550 feet, PNC Financial Services Group's new headquarters in Pittsburgh will not break any records for its height.

Center for Sustainable Landscapes

How Green A Garden Grows: A Conservatory targets a certification trifecta.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 16, 2012

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Pittsburgh is home to what is arguably one of the greenest buildings in the country: the Center for Sustainable Landscapes, a recently completed facility for research and educational programs on the campus of the 119-year-old Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Upon course completion, participants will possess a deeper understanding of glass railings to help ensure that safety, aesthetic, and performance objectives are achieved.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Explore how propane-powered systems and whole-home generators can improve energy resilience, reduce electrical loads, and lower long-term residential costs.