February 13, 2023

webinar that will explore two major examples of midcentury corporate campus design. One is for sale and was nearly demolished for warehouse development. The other has been re-envisioned, revitalized and reopened as Bell Works, a thriving mixed use community hub.

Part I: Westinghouse R&D Center

Speakers Brittany Reilly, founder of the Pittsburgh Modern Committee, and Bill Callahan, Western Pennsylvania Community Preservation Coordinator for the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PASHPO), will discuss the the history and potential future of the former Westinghouse R&D Center (Allegheny County) designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith between 1953 through the 1980s, as well as the architecture, design, and development of the site, the mid-century trend of landscaped corporate campuses, and the presence of Westinghouse in the region. The session will also address recent proposals for the primarily vacant property and community process. The site was listed on Preservation Pennsylvania's 2022 PA At Risk.

Part II: Bell Labs Holmdel

Cindy Hamilton of Heritage Consulting Group, the preservation consultant for the Bell Works project, and Alexander Gorlin of Alexander Gorlin Architects, will discuss the revitalization of the New Jersey Bell Labs site, an inspiration for the design of the Westinghouse project. Learn about visionary architect Eero Saarinen, the plan and evolution of the Bell Labs site, and the conditions, opportunities and challenges presented by the site. Hear about process involved with the tax credit process, including the research for the National Register nomination.

This event is presented by Preservation Pennsylvania, in partnership with Preservation Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Modern Committee.

MANCHESTER MODERN, September 28, 2022

Part of CONTENT: A Series of Pittsburgh Modern Committee Conversations

Join the Pittsburgh Modern Committee for a talk hosted online - an exploration of sites and stories in the Manchester neighborhood and vicinity from the 1950s onward - in the context of additional lesser known works of Modern architecture throughout Pittsburgh neighborhoods, local preservation efforts, and community-driven projects during a time of complex development and change.

With Brittany Reilly, founder/chair of the Pittsburgh Modern Committee of Preservation Pittsburgh. Presented as part of the inaugural AIA PITTSBURGH ARCHITECTURE WEEK (September 26 - October 2).

The Pittsburgh Modern Committee of Preservation Pittsburgh surveys, researches and explores our region’s 20th-century Modern and Postmodern architecture, design, and public art (circa 1940s-1980s) as a groundwork for preservation, education, and conversations in collaboration with community members.