b'TERMINALSPIT 11Gensler and HDR in association with luis vidal + architects toMoving to Pittsburgh, understanding Pittsburgh, design the ambitious terminal project. understanding its people, culture, its history, where they are Their new design philosophy for PIT was inspired by thegoing in the future, gave us a lot of clues on how to put this natural environment, innovative spirit and community values ofbuilding together, he relates. Pittsburgh is all about the people, the region, which the airport boils down to three core elements:nature and technology.nature, technology and community. Those elements defineArriving and departing PIT passengers the region, Hoback notes. They also guided the design teamwere surveyed to understand their behaviors in creating an environmentally sustainable, culturally immersiveand preferences and gain a feel of what airport, he adds.the community wanted in its airport, says In order to deliver a facility that was trulyBill Peduzzi, aviation director of HDR and representative of the region, Hoback says ita native Pittsburgher. Working groups that was important to immerse the design teamincluded project stakeholders, subject in the culture and history of Pittsburgh. Inmatter experts and the airport groups thatBILL PEDUZZIfact, Luis Vidal, president and foundingwould ultimately operate in the new facility partner of luis vidal + architects, chose towere integral in the early design stages. temporarily relocate to Pittsburgh so heThe Authority afforded us the time to really explore the could sink into the culture of the city.LUIS VIDAL uniqueness of the challenge and to develop a solution thatin Walking and cycling through the city andtheir wordswas uniquely Pittsburgh, Peduzzi says.surrounding countryside and talking to people allowed him toOne of the uniquely Pittsburgh aspects is a high feel the vibe of the city and really understand what Pittsburghconcentration of meeters and greeters. For many airports, this is was about, he says. Through this intentional immersion, Vidalan overlooked area, but for PIT, it became one of the focal points discovered an extremely proud city with a really rich history.of design. As a market that still likes to drop off and pick up ai1727889344226_ACI-NA-Halfpage-NOV-2024.pdf 1 10/2/24 10:15 AMCMYCMMYCYCMYKAirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2025'