Morris Adjmi creates homey atmosphere within Roost East Market hotel in Philadelphia

April 27, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Roost East Market Hotel in Philadelphia by Morris Adjmi Architects

Potted plants, bespoke light fixtures and Persian rugs are among the details in guest rooms at a residential hotel in the heart of Philadelphia, which was designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. The Roost East Market hotel is located within a 25-storey, glass-and-steel tower in Midtown Village, an urban district with an eclectic mix of shops, galleries and

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Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal propose wave-shaped terminal for Pittsburgh Airport

February 26, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
Pittsburg Airport Terminal by Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal

Architecture firms Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal have revealed a proposal for a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport, featuring an undulating rooftop and curved windows. Billed as a “new gateway for the region”, the 635,000-square-foot (58,993-square-metre) terminal will encompass ticketing, baggage claim, a meet-and-greet area, security checkpoint, along with retail and various concessions. Renderings

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Fallingwater outbuilding renovated into student workshop and studio by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

February 25, 2019 Dan Howarth 0
High Meadow Studio at Fallingwater by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has turned a garage close to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house into an education centre for summer residency students. High Meadow Studio will be used as a hub for the Fallingwater Institute’s architecture, art and design programmes, which take place at the Pennsylvania landmark each year. The building is located

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ISA’s Tiny Tower residence fills leftover plot in Philadelphia

January 30, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Tiny Tower by ISA

Pennsylvania architecture studio ISA has designed a slender five-storey house in a developing Philadelphia neighbourhood, as a housing prototype for tiny vacant lots. ISA’s narrow Tiny Tower is built like a mini-skyscraper, using a steel-reinforced wood frame that is clad in painted metal across its exterior. Windows take up large portions of the street facade. Each of the

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Deborah Berke Partners clads High Street Residence Hall in stone and zinc

November 28, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio Deborah Berke Partners has completed a student dormitory for a small Pennsylvania college, with different cladding materials on the building’s opposing sides. The High Street Residence Hall is located in the town of Carlisle on the campus of Dickinson College — a liberal arts school that was established in 1783, shortly after the

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Beauty Shoppe turns century-old Pittsburgh building into co-working space

August 23, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Co-working company Beauty Shoppe has transformed a historic building in Pittsburgh into one its collaborative workspaces, adding contemporary furniture while retaining characterful details. The Pitt Building is a three-storey, landmarked brick structure in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beauty Shoppe, also based in the city, renovated the top floors of the 100-year-old building and

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Uber builds and tests self-driving cars at engineering centre in Pittsburgh

February 14, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Assembly Design Studio has converted a large warehouse in Pittsburgh into a workspace for Uber where self-driving cars are engineered, built and tested. The Advanced Technologies Group Center is located in a former warehouse encompassing 80,000 square feet (7,432 square metres). The engineers working here for the ride-sharing platform are charged with imagining a “city

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Uber builds and tests self-driving cars at engineering centre in Pittsburgh

February 14, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Assembly Design Studio has converted a large warehouse in Pittsburgh into a workspace for Uber where self-driving cars are engineered, built and tested. The Advanced Technologies Group Center is located in a former warehouse encompassing 80,000 square feet (7,432 square metres). The engineers working here for the ride-sharing platform are charged with imagining a “city

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Uber builds and tests self-driving cars at engineering centre in Pittsburgh

February 14, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Assembly Design Studio has converted a large warehouse in Pittsburgh into a workspace for Uber where self-driving cars are engineered, built and tested. The Advanced Technologies Group Center is located in a former warehouse encompassing 80,000 square feet (7,432 square metres). The engineers working here for the ride-sharing platform are charged with imagining a “city

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Five of the best houses in Pennsylvania on Dezeen

January 11, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

We’re heading to Pennsylvania for the next in our series of roundups featuring homes from each US state, where projects vary from an all-white farmhouse to a residence cantilevered over a factory. Pennsylvania Farmhouse by Cutler Anderson Architects Double-height rolling shutters can open up or enclose this pitched-roof farmhouse, which Cutler Anderson Architects designed for

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