We invite you to join us on Saturday October 9th - as part of Docomomo US National Tour Day 2021 highlighting architecture & design aspects of travel & leisure at mid-20th century - for Portal Bridge Picnic, an outdoor celebration of modernist design at Pittsburgh's beloved Point State Park.

Enjoy a walkabout, conversation, and refreshments with members of the Pittsburgh Modern Committee highlighting design context and details of the Portal Bridge (historically known as the Gateway Portal, 1963, Stotz brothers with Gordon Bunshaft/SOM ) and the surrounding Point State Park - opened in 1974 and a National Historic Landmark within the Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District.

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In-person tour
135 N Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Modern Committee is pleased to invite you join us for an open-air, autumn afternoon walking tour of modern & brutalist architecture throughout Oakland and the University of Pittsburgh campus. We'll explore more than ten sites designed during a span of over ten years, between 1962 and 1978.

For those who prefer to explore this intriguing neighborhood virtually ... look forward to our subsequent release of an online gallery of all sites, related reading recommendations, and digitized archival material!

1970s architecture is turning FIFTY. We're proud to be a part of Docomomo US National Tour Day 2020, devoted to the appreciation of modern architecture in the United States. We join the organization and participants around the country in exploring this year's theme, the 1970s turn 50. 

In-person walking tour
Saturday October 17, 2020
Two tours at 11 am and 2 pm
$15/person
Limit 10 guests per tour, advance registration required

+++ Participants are asked to please wear a mask for the duration of the guided walk, which will consist of exterior sites only. Safety guidelines and a basic waiver will be provided to guests upon registration. (Heavy) Rain Date: October 18th - Registered guests will be notified by 9am on October 17th in the case of a reschedule for any reason.

Regional Enterprise Tower (former ALCOA building)
425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

Join the Pittsburgh Modern Committee of Preservation Pittsburgh for Golden Triangles: a guided tour of modern art, sculpture and design elements integrated throughout Downtown Pittsburgh’s remarkable collection of mid-20th century architecture, landscape design and public spaces.

Tour will be led by Brittany Reilly of the Pittsburgh Modern Committee.

This tour is also part of Doors Open Pittsburgh.

Two tour times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost: $20

Tour is approximately 2 miles of walking, starting at 425 6th Avenue (Regional Enterprise Tower/former ALCOA building) and ending at Fort Duquesne Blvd (Gateway Towers at Gateway Center)

Advance Registration Required

The Pittsburgh Modern Committee of Preservation Pittsburgh
with ikm architecture and The Monacelli Press
welcome you to celebrate the release of
Imagining the Modern: Architecture and Urbanism of the Pittsburgh Renaissance
with authors Chris Grimley, Michael Kubo, and Rami el Samahy

and inaugurating The Pittsburgh Modern Committee of Preservation Pittsburgh—an initiative to celebrate, explore and protect Pittsburgh’s 20th century Modern & Postmodern Architecture & Design

Thursday June 13th
6:00–8:30pm
11 Stanwix Street, Downtown Pittsburgh 15222

Imagining the Modern (Monacelli Press) explores Pittsburgh's ambitious modern architecture and urban renewal program that made it a gem of American postwar cities, and set the stage for its stature today. Initiated as an award-winning exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in 2014, Imagining the Modern untangles this complicated relationship with modern architecture and planning through a history of Pittsburgh's major sites, protagonists, and voices of intervention.
Read Sarah Rafson's book review in Architects Newspaper

6:00–7:00pm
Lobby Cocktail Reception @ Mimi’s Modern
7:00–8:30pm
22nd floor Event @ ikm architecture
welcome / antipasto & refreshments
discover ikm's office design and panoramic views
Imagining the Modern—info and book signing
Copies of the publication will be available for sale, proceeds supporting Preservation Pittsburgh

Special guests and contributors join us from The Monacelli Press, Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Archives.

TO NOTE:
*A parking lot is available at 11 Stanwix Street for $5.00 / flat evening rate (entrance on Stanwix between Boulevard of the Allies & Fort Pitt Boulevard). Enter the building lobby directly, via the elevators.

*The Three Rivers Arts Festival will be active on June 13th evening. Please plan ahead regarding congestion in the area and limited parking.

Opened in 1969 as Westinghouse Tower, 11 Stanwix was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz as national headquarters for the Westinghouse Corporation. Its dedication marked the completion of Gateway Center, Pittsburgh’s “nationally pace-setting urban renewal project.” The 23-story building included the company’s in-house Corporate Design Center directed by Paul Rand. Read more

A special thanks to our event sponsor and co-host, ikm architecture. With roots in Pittsburgh, ikm architecture has been providing architecture, planning, and interior design services to institutional clients for more than 100 years.

Financial support for the book was provided by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Bill and Janet Hunt, Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, and Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Archives.

This event is free and open to the public
RSVP requested // space limited
RSVP here by June 11

Neighborhood of Oakland and the University of Pittsburgh Campus

Join the Pittsburgh Modern Committee of Preservation Pittsburgh for a curated walking tour of mid-20th-century modern and postmodern architecture and related sites of public art and design throughout the neighborhood of Oakland and the University of Pittsburgh campus.

We'll explore styles by regional architects including Tasso Katselas, Deeter & Ritchey and Johnstone, Newcomer & Valentour as well as structures by non-local designers including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Edward Larrabee Barnes, and Harrison & Abramovitz. Original interiors such as the Hillman Library and Posvar Hall will be included where works by artist Virgil Cantini remain installed.

Part of DOORS OPEN Pittsburgh, the annual two-day event that provides unique access to explore and experience a collection of iconic, and newly designed buildings, in select neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.

Partial proceeds from this tour will benefit Preservation Pittsburgh a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to the preservation of our region's historic, architectural, cultural and environmental heritage.

The Pittsburgh Modern Committee aims to celebrate, explore and protect Pittsburgh's 20th century modern & postmodern architecture & design through programming, resources, research, and advocacy.

Follow Preservation Pittsburgh on INSTAGRAM @pittsburghmoderncommittee or on their website. 

Admission is $20.00

Join Preservation Pittsburgh and the organization’s Modern Committee (ModCom) on Saturday October 7th to explore a range of modern and late modern structures and interiors. The Oakland neighborhood is home to a unique, dense collection of banks, apartment buildings, and campus facilities - from libraries to parking garages—completed in the 1960s and 1970s. Enjoy our original walking tour designed and led by Preservation Pittsburgh board members. The tour will end at 5:30pm at neighborhood favorite, Butterjoint, where guests can enjoy drinks and conversation with fellow architecture and design lovers. 

This free tour marks the inaugural event of the ModCom: Preservation Pittsburgh. Through its Modern Committee, the organization will highlight Pittsburgh’s modern-era design and advocate for its preservation.

COST / HOW TO REGISTER:
This event is free and open to the public, registration is required
(Meeting point sent upon registration)

REGISTER: oaklandmodern.eventbrite.com
Event Questions: info@preservationpgh.org

ABOUT PRESERVATION PITTSBURGH
Preservation Pittsburgh is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to preserving our region's historic, architectural, cultural, and environmental heritage. Our members, who include professional preservationists, architects, historians, artists, and other neighbors, are united by their concern that the future of Pittsburgh's irreplaceable architectural and landscape treasures are in jeopardy. Our primary goal is to promote the importance of preservation issues in the deliberations and decisions of public officials, private groups, developers and the general public.

With registration/donation, guests will be automatically entered to win a copy of Imagining the Modern: Architecture and Urbanism of the Pittsburgh Renaissance (The Monacelli Press, 2019). Through original documentation, photographs and drawings, as well as essays, analytical drawings, and interviews with participants, authors Rami el Samahy, Chris Grimley and Michael Kubo explore Pittsburgh’s ambitious modern architecture and urban renewal program that made it a gem of American postwar cities, and set the stage for its stature today. You may also purchase the book for $35 when registering for the tour. Proceeds will be received as a donation supporting the work of Preservation Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Modern Committee.