CCAC CEIT is LEED Silver!

CCAC's new Center for Education, Innovation and Training has achieved LEED V4.1 Silver certification.  The project reduced outdoor water use by 85% through the use of efficient irrigation and a planting palette of native and adapted plants.  Furthermore the project includes 70% open space, the large part of which is vegetated and accessible.

Davis Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Breaks Ground

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Davis Avenue Bridge was held this morning.  UpStudio is glad to be a part of the HNTB team which is reconnecting the Brighton Heights neighborhood to the adjacent 259-acre Riverview Park.  This bridge is designed for pedestrian and bicycle use and will connect to existing Riverview Park trail systems.  The [...]

2024-07-31T09:24:54-04:00April 11th, 2024|News|

PA Army National Guard Maintenance Facility Earns Planning Commission Approval

The Moon Township Planning Commission approved the major land development plan for the PA Army National Guard Combined Support Maintenance Shop.  UpStudio designed the landscape to meet the Allegheny County Airport Authority requirements, anti-terrorism and force protection standards (UFC AT-FP) and be Sustainable SITES silver ready.  This new 50,000 sf building, designed by Foreman Architects [...]

2024-07-31T09:13:39-04:00June 22nd, 2023|News|

East Hills & Lincoln Lemington Visioning Studies Underway

The City of Pittsburgh has selected the E-Holdings team, which includes Michael Baker International and UpStudio, to develop a Community Visioning Study with the Department of City Planning and the East Hills and Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar communities.  UpStudio joins the team to provide urban design and landscape architecture  services. The visioning study will provide a platform for [...]

2023-08-10T11:31:52-04:00September 20th, 2020|Community, Landscape Architecture, News|

Re-Imagining PIT in a Post-Pandemic World

June 15, 2020 Press release from Allegheny County Airport Authority.  Renderings courtesy of Gensler+HDR in association with luis vidal + architects. Airport officials are evaluating best practices for incorporating public health improvements at Pittsburgh International, including designs for the airport’s new terminal. Imagine an airport with monitors showing air quality readings in real time. Or [...]

2020-10-01T12:36:57-04:00June 15th, 2020|Commercial, Landscape Architecture, News|

UpStudio Provides Open-End Services for Pittsburgh Region

UpStudio has been selected to provide open-end landscape architecture and urban design services to: The City of Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority & Indiana University of Pennsylvania We have received these notifications over past (recent) months and are excited to continue our work in the City and regionally.  UpStudio is also part of winning design teams, [...]

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