b'Pittsburgh, by Alexander CalderTERMINALSPIT 23Looking Up From Here, by Njaimeh Njie the art team be very intentional aboutKuby worked closely with the art team,Airport in 1959 and also spent time at the placement of the art, he adds. Somebridge engineers and architects on theCarnegie Museum of Art before moving commissions for the new terminal areproject, creating several mockups andto PIT in 1992. The artwork was in intended to be viewed quickly as hurriedtesting the concrete.storage for two years in preparation for its travelers pass by, while others offer aHighlighting the pedestrian walkwaysrecent move to the new terminal. pause-and-wait moment.around the multi-modal complex isMade of black steel rods and white As guests approach the WesternPatrick Marolds Open Columns. Thealuminum paddles, Pittsburgh is balanced Pennsylvania airport, the work of Adamseries of three 20- to 40-foot-tallso its hanging elements move with just Kuby is featured on the faade of thesteel cylinders is intended to evokethe slightest breeze. Iconic pieces like multi-modal complex and the retainingthe smokestacks from Pittsburghsthe Alexander Calder mobile are used for walls for the road and bridge that carrysteelmaking days. The columns arewayfinding and visual impact, and help vehicles to the new terminal. Crosshollow and feature a polished metalreinforce the airports identity, says Marshall. Currents is comprised of pre-cast panelsinterior that catches the sunlight andLarge glass art walls adorn restroom with 21 unique patterns grooved intopresents the reflected sky as a contrastentrances, providing intuitive wayfinding approximately 50,000 square feet ofto their oxidized exterior surface.support. All of these spaces talk to mechanically stabilized concrete andPittsburgh (above, left) is a kineticeach other, Marshall says. Guests the parking garage spandrels. The workmobile by famed artist Alexander Caldercan easily identify restrooms from a creates a canvas out of a normallythat adds another dose of nostalgia todistance, because they have passed utilitarian plane and ties it into thethe new terminal. It was originally installedother restrooms with the same finish and landscape, Marshall notes.in the rotunda of Greater Pittsburghartwork elsewhere in the terminal.AirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2025'