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Sketch to Structure: Architecture Explorations

Heinz Architectural Center Jan. 31–May 25, 2015
Ralph M. Reutti, Church of the Wilderness
Ralph M. Reutti, American, 1891–1966; Church of the Wilderness, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, 1922–1923, Purchase: gift of Mrs. John F. Walton, Jr., 93.70

How does a building take shape?
In what ways do architects work through and refine ideas?
How do they communicate designs to their clients?

Architecture Explorations is a multifaceted project including an exhibition of works from the collection of the Heinz Architectural Center along with summer art and architecture camps for kids and teens.

The objects on view in the long gallery lay out the architectural design process from sketch to structure. Organized around seven unique projects, these sketches, plans, renderings, and models reveal how buildings take shape. Highlighting the various phases of architectural design and the unique approaches of different architects over time, the projects serve as sources of inspiration for campers throughout the summer.

In the design studios in these galleries, campers investigate all kinds of structures—apartment houses, airports, office buildings, and urban parks, to name a few—and their changing use, design, and construction across history. New this summer is our series Architecture 101 workshops for high school students, which introduce concepts covered in first-year college architecture programs such as imaginative and sustainable practices in urban planning and building design.

Architecture Explorations camps are presented in collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture.

Exhibition Images

Sketch to Structure Architecture Explorations Exhibition Image
Lorcan O'Herlihy, American, b. 1959, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, American, 1990–present; Formosa1140, 2012, Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd, Jr. Fund, 2014
Sketch to Structure Architecture Explorations Exhibition Image
Steven Holl, American, b. 1947; Steven Holl Architects American, 1976–present, Oceanic House, Kauai, Hawaii, 2001, Purchase: Gift of the Drue Heinz Trust
Sir Edwin Lutyens, Cottage
Sir Edwin Lutyens, British, 1869–1944; Cottage, Knebworth, Hertfordshire County, England, ca. 1908–1910; Floor plan, Purchase: gift of Henry J. and Drue Heinz Foundation, 92.17.11
drawing of a forest with piles of light stones around by the artist Mel Bochner
Mel Bochner, American, b. 1940; Kraus Campo, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Light Stones, 2002, Gift of Mel Bochner, 2013.33.12
drawings of various architecture by Steven Holl. The building features various trapezoids
Steven Holl, American, b. 1947; Steven Holl Architects American, 1976–present, Oceanic House, Kauai, Hawaii, 2001, Purchase: Gift of the Drue Heinz Trust

Support

The programs of the Heinz Architectural Center are made possible by the generosity of the Drue Heinz Trust. General operating support for Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Heinz Endowments and Allegheny Regional Asset District. Carnegie Museum of Art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.