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

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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

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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; 0.1 IACET CEU

In this course, you will learn about the benefits of utilizing terra cotta wall cladding as well as how they are manufactured and installed.

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

This course will examine how noncombustible steel deck framing makes it possible to meet stringent building and fire codes in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) zones.

Items Tagged with 'Pittsburgh'

ARTICLES

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

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

Snapshot: Over View by FreelandBuck

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

Tower at PNC Plaza

Center for Sustainable Landscapes

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