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Altoona, PA
Aimed to tap into the famed railroad heritage of Altoona, PA, Astorino designed this new Class AA minor league stadium for the Altoona Curve - affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Designers used a masonry and steel construction to create the image of an urban
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Connellsville, PA
This project involved complete interior renovation of approximately 44,400 s.f. of the existing elementary school and construction of a 4,000 s.f. addition. This phased-construction project included renovation of administrative offices and construction of a new main entrance. A new computer room and library were
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Pittsburgh, PA
Astorino provided complete architectural and engineering services to design downtown Pittsburgh’s newest light rail transit station. The design not only met the functional and technical criteria, but included a pair of undulating metal canopies covering both track and platform areas. The design
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Astorino and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are both dedicated to superior design in our respective fields, so it is natural that a strong working relationship has developed between the two Pittsburgh-based entities. Astorino has completed many projects at CMU in recent years, including the
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Astorino designed a functional and aesthetically pleasing central plant to serve St. Francis Medical Center. To conserve resources, Astorino used the future site of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh new replacement facility, in keeping with the hospital’s master plan. Astorino conserved resources by using
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Slippery, Pennsylvania
Astorino’s Professional Engineers are providing mechanical, electrical, structural, plumbing, fire protection, and telecommunications services for the complete renovation of Slippery Rock University’s Vincent Science Center. This 95,000 s.f. facility will house the Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, and Nursing Departments. The design includes laboratories, lecture
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East Providence, Pennsylvania
The initial phase of this project included an evaluation of the existing mechanical systems and a feasibility study to determine and select facility upgrade measures to conserve energy and improve occupant thermal comfort and water quality. The second phase took the selected upgrade measures
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Astorino designed a 300 ton, cooling water system to serve the critical network operations for the Data Center at the PNC Firstside Center. The cooling water system is provided with 3 levels of redundancy and standby equipment and systems. The cooling source is comprised
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Pittsburgh, PA
PNC Financial Services Group consolidated critical bank activities for the Midwest region in a new facility, located in downtown Pittsburgh. From the outset, sustainable or 'green' architecture was an integral part of the design. The resulting design of PNC Firstside Center is a five-story,
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Pittsburgh, PA
The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, one of the top pediatrics institutions in the country, approached Astorino for a solution to its overcrowded campus.
Key design elements of the resulting 1.4 million s.f. campus include a main “Transformation Corridor,” a 980,000 s.f. Clinical
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Pittsburgh, PA
Astorino provided architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and interior design services for the expansion of the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center in Pittsburgh. The addition expands the center farther west toward the downtown area and complements the center’s century-old brick, steel and
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Custom column caps and shrouds were designed and constructed to hide the new indirect lighting fixtures. The hidden indirect ceiling lighting was intended to give the effect of daylighting within the church. Tungsten halogen lamp sources were applied to the existing columns to highlight
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