Antique Timber Usage and Design

Load-bearing antique (200 year old) White Oak timbers, the primary structural members for the new additions on the Expansion Pack, add material warmth and a contextualizing element to the project.  Timber framing is ever-present in the local vernacular architecture of…

Maturity involves everything from mastering the technical, legal and economic intricacies of building to seeing the full turn of the wheel in architectural style from modernism to antimodernism [to visual complexity], with an accumulation of information and perspective that are the chief rewards of passing time.  It involves living–the most valuable experience of all.

- Ada Louise Huxtable

AIA Pittsburgh Spotlight on MBA for National Women’s Month

For National Women’s Month, AIA Pittsburgh is partnering with Point Line Projects to highlight some of the women architects and designers making an impact in Southwestern PA. In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re showcasing some of our region’s woman-owned firms.…

PennDesign’s Design Weekly showcases MBA

Leading by Design explores the work of PennDesign alumni, faculty members, and supporters of the School who are expanding the practice of art and design to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Mary Barensfeld (M’Arch’06, MLA’06) likes honesty and…

Docomomo US Publishes MBA Kiley Piece

DocomomoUS publishes MBA piece on Dan Kiley's Carnegie Museum of Art Sarah M. Scaife Gallery landscape as part  of regional spotlight series on Pittsburgh Modernism. Check out the piece, HERE!   For more information on the Pittsburgh Modern Committee, peruse the…

MBA Wins AAP Award!

MBA Wins American Architecture Bronze Prize 2016 for Landscape Architecture/Gardens!

K.I.S. Shelving Unit

KEEP IT SIMPLE SHELVING UNIT  (K.I.S.) A Customizable, Universal, Cost-Effective, DIY Shelving prototype. A universal design ethos drives the K.I.S. Shelving Unit.  Inherent in the design are tenets of: material efficiency simplicity of design adaptability and re-use use of current…

Hilgard Garden Wins 2015 ASLA Award!

Hilgard Garden has been awarded an American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Northern California Chapter  (link here) for top Residential Design.