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The Frank Lloyd Wright exhbition at The National Building Museum

National Building Museum Extends Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition

You can now visit the exhibition through October 5, 2025

March 13, 2025

The National Building Museum announced that it will extend its Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania exhibition through Sunday, October 5, 2025.

David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA

Vegetated Roofs: A Strategy for Climate Resilience in the Urban Landscape

These systems help mitigate stormwater runoff, promote sustainability, and enhance long-term urban resilience

Rick Kile

February 21, 2025

Beyond pure aesthetics, vegetated roofs play a critical role in stormwater management, heat mitigation, and air quality improvement.

Dick Bus Named Person of the Year

November 20, 2024

It was presented to Bus on October 25, 2024, at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, during a sold-out event attended by approximately 450 Lehigh Valley professionals.

Multi-Family Exterior Gives a Nod to Cultural Roots

October 2, 2024

Based on its proximity to a property that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the New Granada Square apartments sought to infuse the district’s African roots into the façade’s contemporary looks.

Steel Mill Transforms into Welcoming Space

February 23, 2016

Spillman Farmer Architects designed the 66,000-square-foot, $17.3 million arts facility as a transformative and transparent space, with an exterior featuring curtainwall and entrance system

Drexel Metals Rescues Pennsylvania Audubon Society

Company Founder Helped Connect Supplier, Installer for Historic Project.

March 19, 2015

When board members of the Bucks County Audubon Society in New Hope, Pa., were looking for help with a leaking roof on their historic building, they only had to search as far as a supportive member.

Ten U.S. Programs Setting Inspiring Example of Sustainability

March 18, 2015

Recyclebank names 10 clean-tech pioneer that celebrate U.S. ingenuity with list of motivating environmental initiatives.

Mixing Old-World Craftsmanship & Modern Building Science

November 1, 2012

The restoration of the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia has been a fascinating example of the National Park Service’s fierce dedication to preserving the building’s structural elements while supplementing and strengthening the historic site with modern building materials.