For its annual contest, AIA’s Design Pittsburgh program honored a number of local architects and designers for their work on projects such as the Glasshouse, Allegheny Branch House Lofts and The Eatery at Litchfield Towers.
"As important as it is to be successful and use your brains to build excellent solutions, it is also equally important to coach the future generation so they can build on what you built."
"I think I have realized that the single most rewarding thing in being in business is really believing in people and inspiring them to achieve great things."
"I'd like to think I was helpful in improving people's lives, whether that's through mentoring or people benefiting from an organization I'm involved with."
"There's good and there's bad but when you have a passion for what you do, it makes it easier to get through rough days, rough times and more stressful times."
"We have these amazing sets of resources that are already existing at the university and our team really serves as a sense of navigation and connection to be sure they’re connected into our city."
"As an educator, as a person, as an artist here in the city of Pittsburgh, my goal has always been to focus on inclusion, accessibility in a safe space, through creative freedom."
"I've been given certain gifts and opportunities and resources, and it is motivating to me to ensure that I'm able to share those things and contribute to creating avenues for folks that look like me and have similar backgrounds and similar obstacles in their way."
"There's always a way with the right people, with the right education, with the right support — and going into it with an open mind and with a genuine heart."
"You only remember the teachers that had an impact on you; I always want to be that. I want to be that warmth and sunshine to all the people I interact with."
"Fundamentally, I see it as part of my mission to help Pittsburgh become a city that offers meaningful opportunities for all people — but especially for kids and families."
"I really love Pittsburgh, and think there's so much value here, and I wanted to be a part of rethinking what the future of Pittsburgh would look like, and then actually working to make that a reality."
"Just one person can change the trajectory of a young person’s life. For me, I am energized by teaching. I am passionate about the field, and I think it is one of the most challenging and worthy professions there is."
"It took a long time for me to realize that this thing I always wanted to do is doable, but you need somebody to show you what the available pathways are."
"Recognizing that we can all bring something to the table is just very powerful and helps us all to actually fulfill a mission of making local journalism be something that's not stiff or intimidating, but something that people want to talk about."
"I hope to be known for: There was some purpose to be served and, on occasion, I met it. Sometimes, quite simply, I was able to be a hand in a dark room, and that is all."