(michaelrighi– flickr/creative commons license) Pittsburgh’s endurance through the decline of the steel industry in America is remarkable, however its lack of contemporary architecture in the city indicates that it is past its prime. The city is filled with wonderful historic …
Category: Pennsylvania
(michaelwm25– flickr/creative commons license) Cesar Pelli and Bower Lewis Thrower Architects designed the Cira Center building in the University City district of Philadelphia. It was hoped that the project would rejuvenate the blighted Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone of the city. …
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Kaufmann House in Mill Run of Stewart Township, Fayette Pennsylvania. Wright designed it in 1935, in the middle of his life, and it went on to inspire his other innovative works such as the Guggenheim …
(hendrix682– flickr/creative commons license) Rafael Viñoly designed the Kimmel Art Center for the Philadelphia Orchestra. A large glass barrel vault that is more familiar with train stations rises over the white box of a 2,500-seat symphony hall. It opened in …
(mathplourde– flickr/creative commons license) Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designed the Huntsman Hall at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The visitor gazes up at the skylights that shine like sunrays through the clouds, an impressive use …
(michaelwm25– flickr/creative commons license) The Comcast Center in Philadelphia Pennsylvania by Robert A. M. Stern Architects just opened on June 8, 2008, assuming the title as tallest building in Phili (975 feet & 57 floors). It was funded mostly …