Major Projects (alphabetical):

Barnes Foundation – proposed new building, Merion
-
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects

Beth Sholom Synagogue, Elkins Park
1954
Frank Lloyd Wright

Carnegie Mellon Research Institute, Pittsburgh
1987-89
Peter Eisenman

Central Library - Renovation & expansion, Philadelphia
-
Moshe Safdie Architects

Erdman Hall Dormitories & Cafeteria, Bryn Mawr
1960-65
Louis Kahn

Esherick House, Chestnut Hill
1959-61
Louis Kahn

Fallingwater, Bear Run, Ohiopyle
1935
Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1939
Marcel Breuer Architect

Gettysburg Cyclorama Center, Gettysburg
1962
Richard Neutra Architect
due for demolition

Gettysburg Museum & Visitor Center, Gettysburg National Military Park
2008
LSC Design Inc. of York, Pennsylvania
Focused on the infamous Civil War battle of 1863
Approx. Cost: $103m
Conceptual design : Cooper Robertson & Partners
Brief History:
Union armies defeated Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's forces in the battle from 1- 3 July 1863
President Abraham Lincoln delivered his best-known speech – the Gettysburg Address - on 19 Nov. 1863

Giovannitti House, Woodland Drive, Pittsburgh
1979-83
Richard Meier Architects

Guild House, Philadelphia
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Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates

Holiday Home, ICA, Philadelphia
2006
UN Studio Architects

Jewish History Museum, Philadelphia
2007-
Polskek Partnership Architects

Kentuck Knob, Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania
1954
Frank Lloyd Wright

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
2008
Rafael Vinoly Architects

Lehigh Valley Hospital - expansion, Muhlenberg
2005
Freeman White, Inc. with Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.

Mellon Hall of Science, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
1968
Mies van der Rohe, Architect

Milford Library, Pike County
2007-
Frederic Schwartz, Architect
Competition winner

Norman Fisher House, Philadelphia
1960
Louis Kahn

O'Reilly Theater and Agnes R. Katz Plaza, 621 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh
1996-99
Michael Graves

The Philadelphia Museum of Art new galleries
2007
Gluckman Mayner Architects

PPG Place, Pittsburgh
1981-84
Philip Johnson and John Burgee

Penn State University - Materials & Life Sciences II Building, University Park
2010
Rafael Vinoly Architects

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245,600 sqft

Philadelphia mixed-use development – proposal
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ShoP Architects

Pittsburgh Riverparc, Pittsburgh
2007-
Behnisch Architekten
Architecture competition

Richards Medical Center, Philadelphia
1957-61
Louis Kahn

Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania
2008
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center
2008
Maki And Associates

University of Pennsylvania Health System - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia
2008
Rafael Vinoly Architects

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University of Pennsylvania Women’s Dormitory
1960
Eero Saarinen

Vanna Venturi House, Philadelphia
1962
Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates
For Robert Venturi's mother, Vanna

Washington Plaza Apartments, 1420 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh
1964
I.M. Pei and Partners

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University of Pennsylvania Building architect : Eero Saarinen

Most famous Pennsylvania building?
Probably Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

Neighbouring State/Country Architecture to Pennsylvania:
New Jersey Architecture
New York Architecture
Ohio Architecture
Virginia Architecture

Pennsylvania building - key project:
Lehigh Valley Hospital - expansion, Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, USA
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Client: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Construction Cost: $42m
Area: new-build - 265,000 sqft; renovation- 100,000 sqft
Completion: 2005
FreemanWhite, Inc. in association with Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.

Louis I. Kahn 1901-74
Jewish architect born in Estonia, he lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Professor of Architecture: Yale University 1947-57
Dean, Professor of Architecture: University of Pennsylvania 1957-
Pennsylvania architect : Louis Kahn

Alvaro Siza - Teaching Positions include: University of Pennsylvania, USA

Daniel Libeskind - famous architect:
Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Paul Cret Chair of Architecture

American Architecture

Pennsylvania Building : Pittsburg

Louis Kahn Memorial Park : Pine Sreet, Philadelphia

Pittsburg RiverParc : Behnisch Architekten

Pennsylvania Building : Philadelphia



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American Architects

University of Pennsylvania Building architect : Rafael Vinoly

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