Our experience includes:

The Climatron – Missouri Botanical Garden *

St. Louis, Missouri

This structure, originally designed by Buckminster Fuller, is a geodesic dome greenhouse filled with exotic tropical plants from around the world. Morgan Associates designed a new geodesic dome to replace the original deteriorated dome. This building continues to be considered one of the most recognisable structures in the world.

Read about this renovation on PBS.org

The Organgery at the Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden *

Kansas City, Missouri

Orchid Consevatory – Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden *

Charlotte, North Carolina

C. Fred Edwards Conservatory – Huntington Museum of Art *

Huntington, West Virginia

Sandyvale Botanical Garden *

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Enabling Garden – Chicago Botanic Garden *

Chicago, Illinois

Children’s Garden – Atlanta Botanical Garden *

Atlanta, Georgia

Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden – Chicago Botanic Garden *

Chicago, Illinois

The Carillon in the Woods – Chicago Botanic Garden *

Chicago, Illinois

Boxwood Gardens – Missouri Botanical Garden *

St. Louis, Missouri

Powell Visitors Center – University of Missouri **

Lee Summit, Missouri

Various Garden Structures and Master Planning: *

Huntsville Botanical Garden American Orchid Society
University of Kentucky Riverbanks Botanical Garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Denver Botanical Garden
Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden American Orchid Society

Morgan Associates has acted as architectural designer on all of the above projects.

Morgan Associates / Architects has developed a reputation for excellence in the design of recreational structures. We have designed projects of all sizes for the state park system, county park systems, universities and municipalities.

Our recreational facilities project experience includes:

Four Seasons Activity Center – Boyce Park

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

AIA design award winner

Marina Building – Goddard State Park

Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

Marina Building – Pymatuning State Park

Espyville, Pennsylvania

Marina Building – Pymatuning State Park

Linesville, Pennsylvania

Falls Area Concession / Gift Shop / Toilets – Ohiopyle State Park

Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

Campground Buildings – Ohiopyle State Park

Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

Office / Maintenance Complexes:

Goddard State Park
Pymatuning State Park
Ohiopyle State Park

Toilet / Concession Buildings – Peterswood Park

Peters Township, Pennsylvania< br/>
Parks and Grounds Management Magazine – Award of Merit winner.

Amphiteater, Elm Grove Park and Reece Park – Peterswood Park

Peters Township, Pennsylvania

Beach Houses/Shower Houses – Laurel Hill, Hyner Run, Tobyhanna State Parks

Pennsylvania State Parks System

Northgate Pool and Bathhouse

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Symphony Summer Stage – Point State Park

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Morgan Associates has most recently completed the 6,000 s.f. Jim and Anna Lechie Activities Center for Family Guidance Promise Camp. The Building houses recreational and performance space for Family Guidance’s summer programs, and includes an outdoor pool. We are currently designing Phase II for the project. A new camp dining facility with a commercial kitchen.

Morgan Associates / Architects has designed numerous athletic facilities in Western Pennsylvania for university and municipal clients.

Our sports facilities project experience includes:

Three Rivers Stadium – Consulting Architect to The Stadium Authority

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Morgan Associates / Architects was the consulting architect to Three Rivers Stadium from 1976 through 1995. During this time, the firm designed or oversaw the construction of more than $25,000,000 worth of improvements and maintenance projects at the stadium including the addition of 3100 new seats,The addition of 22 new corporate luxury boxes,the addition of a new 1100 car parking lot, new toilet facilities, new field lighting, concrete, caulking and expansion joint repair, painting of structural steel, re-keying and replacing of all locksets, the addition of a new sound system, the addition of a new scoreboard, toilet room renovations, the addition of new concession stands, alterations for ADA compliance, the addition of a new football press box.

Meadville Area Recreation Complex – Pool and Ice Rink *

Meadville, Pennsylvania

This multi-purpose athletic facility incorporated a state of the art, air-inflated fabric roof for year round use.

New Field House, Toilet/Concessions, Bleachers, Track and Field  for East Allegheny High School

North Versailles, PA

New Track and Field  for Penn Trafford High School

Harrison City, PA

Little League Baseball Facilities – Concession / Toilets / Storage **

Hampton Township, Pennsylvania

Renovations to Ballfields – Concession / Toilets / Storage **

Hampton Township, Pennsylvania

New Baseball Facilities  – Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Press Box / Concession / Toilets **

Indiana, Pennsylvania

New Softball Facilities – University of Pittsburgh –/ Concession / Toilets **

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gymnasium for The Ward Home For Boys

Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Gymnasium for Young Life’s Lake Champion *

Glen Spey, New York

* A joint venture with The Kemp Group – Landscape Architects

** Consultants to GWSM, Inc. – Landscape Architects

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The retail projects range from small storefront restorations in historic districts to large new-urbanist or lifestyle shopping centers. Our residential work includes several luxury loft projects throughout the city of Pittsburgh.

Our architects have designed several office projects, including a new seven story office tower in Fort Meyers, FL for The DOC Corporation. Two separate schemes were designed; one that included a seventh floor residence for the owner of the company. Construction Documents have been completed for this project which is currently awaiting financing.

In addition, our architects have designed several tenant fitouts for various medical offices, including Siegel and Portnoy Eye Care Associates in Pittsburgh, PA; West Penn Allegheny Health System’s Emergency Care and Doctor’s Offices in Irwin, PA; and Valor Health Care Doctor’s offices in Cranberry, PA.

We designed a four story speculative masonry office building in Greentree, PA as well as a number of office layouts for tenants at Chatham Center and The Benedum-Trees Building in Pittsburgh.

A partial list of our other urban projects follows:

Centre Plaza Retail Development

Pittsburgh, PA
New 13,000 s.f. urban retail project in Pittsburgh’s Baum/Centre corridor. The project was designed using quality urban design principles to create a multi-tenant neighborhood shopping center. Morgan Associates participated in numerous community meetings to ensure that the building fits in with the neighborhood context.

Freedom Square Retail Development

Cranberry, PA

New 31,000 s.f. retail center in Cranberry Township, PA. The project was designed for flexibility in leasing while maintaining a strong main street presence.

Nakama Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar

South Side – Pittsburgh, PA

Historic Restoration of an existing 24,000 s.f. building on a prominent South Side corner housing the popular Japanese restaurant.

2004 East Carson Street

South Side – Pittsburgh, PA

Historic Restoration of a turn-of-the-century East Carson Street building to house two new commercial spaces and one luxury apartment.

Park View Flats

South Side – Pittsburgh, PA

Historic Restoration of a turn-of-the-century, 16-unit luxury apartment building. The building had been severely damaged by fire.

807,809, 912,1100,1120,1800,1922, 2230,2020 East Carson Street

South Side Pittsburgh, PA

Renovation of existing deteriorated façades in the East Carson Street Historic District.

13th Street Commons

South Side Pittsburgh, PA
Renovation of existing brick warehouse into 9 units of luxury loft apartments.

School House Lofts

South Side Pittsburgh, PA
Renovation of existing Catholic elementary school into 12 luxury loft condominiums.

Morgantown Retail Project

Morgantown, West Virginia
Design of a new 8,000 s.f. multi-tenant retail building in downtown Morgantown. ( Construction to begin in 2006 )

The Freight House Shops at Station Square

Pittsburgh, PA
Main façade and shell renovations

A partial list follows:

School House Lofts

South Side Pittsburgh, PA

Renovation of existing Catholic elementary school into 12 luxury loft condominiums.

13th Street Commons

South Side Pittsburgh, PA

Renovation of existing brick warehouse into 9 units of luxury loft apartments.

Park View Flats

South Side – Pittsburgh, PA

Historic restoration of a turn-of-the-century, 16-unit luxury apartment building. The building had been severely damaged by fire. This project was utilized Federal Historic Tax Credits.

Fairfield Inn and Suites

Slippery Rock, PA

New 72 unit hotel for DOC Corporation. ( Currently in design phase )

2004 East Carson Street

South Side – Pittsburgh, PA

Historic restoration of a turn-of-the-century East Carson Street building to house two new commercial spaces and one luxury apartment.

24th and Sarah Street

South Side – Pittsburgh, PA

New construction of  three unit apartment building with integral parking garage.

Various Private Residential Projects

Pittsburgh, PA

Morgan Associates has designed over 30 private residential renovation, addition, and adaptive reuse projects throughout the City of Pittsburgh. Most of these projects have been completed as design/build projects with The Healey Company, a South Side construction and project management company.

South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa

Morgan Associates / Architects designed the historic preservation of this 24,000 square foot, turn-of-the-century building on the corner of 17th and Carson Streets in Pittsburgh’s historic South Side neighborhood. The restoration consisted of removing the brick placed in the original openings by previous owners, and installing new wood and glass storefronts along the Carson Street and 17th Street elevations. The restaurant is a 6,000 sf open plan hibachi style steak house with a large sushi bar and cocktail bar.

Cool photo illustration by Dave DiCello

Mantini’s Wood Fired – South Side Pittsburgh, PA

South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa

Mantini’s Wood Fired is a fine dining restaurant located on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s historic South Side neighborhood. Morgan Associates designed the renovation to two existing buildings, combining them into one space. The restaurant features an open display kitchen, high ceilings, large round booths and a cocktail bar the looks out onto busy East Carson Street.

Mantini’s Website

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