evolveEA’s Contributions to the 2026 Design Pittsburgh People’s Choice Awards

A signature program of AIA Pittsburgh, Design Pittsburgh highlights outstanding architecture and design in the Pittsburgh region. Held annually, Design Pittsburgh features an architectural design exhibition, a juried Design Awards competition, and public voting opportunity for the coveted People’s Choice Award. While all the entries are worth celebrating, we’re partial to 4, and evolveEA is proud to have played a key role in advancing sustainability, optimizing building performance, and achieving ambitious LEED certification goals for the following projects:

Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Innovation Center | LEED Platinum
designed by Perkins Eastman

Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal Modernization | LEED Gold, Parksmart
designed by Gensler

University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library Transformation | LEED Platinum
designed by GBBN

BNY Pittsburgh Amenities | LEED Gold
designed by Perkins Eastman

While the featured architectural firms have led the visible design transformations, evolveEA has contributed the specialized expertise necessary to translate environmental commitments into measurable sustainability and performance outcomes. Across higher education, corporate workplaces, and major civic infrastructure the firm has helped project teams navigate complex certification requirements, identify opportunities for improved building performance, and achieve recognition under leading green building frameworks for projects of varying scale.

Voting is open to everyone until October 31, 2026. Cast your vote today and check out this year’s amazing entries.