Our initial thoughts on the Coronavirus and how healthcare spaces are designed to help.

We've partnered with Children's Museum of Pittsburgh to create new ideas for elementary education.

Eric will champion and optimize our firm’s commitment to sustainability in all of its embodiments.

Joe will discuss hot water system design for code compliance at the 2019 ASPE TechSymposium

The purposeful decision to leave the ceilings exposed and utilities visible helps The Park School put science on display for its students each day.

Across all our offices, we spent a day giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

CannonDesign is proud to be ranked as an industry leader in our profession and key market verticals in BD+C's annual Giants survey.

Our Jeff Murray has published a new piece on the meaning of architecture and its relevance for AIA Pittsburgh.

CannonDesign remains one of the leading health design firms in the world per Modern Healthcare's annual Design & Construction survey.

It has been 49 years since our first Earth Day in 1970. Forty-nine years is quite a run. The passion and awareness ignited during those inaugural events in 1970 have driven significant positive change in our relationship with the natural environment. Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and many will undoubtedly hoist up that number proudly. This year, however, let’s focus on a different number: 11. According to a report released in 2018 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we must halve our emissions by 2030 to avoid a future defined by catastrophic climate change. That deadline is just 11 years away. CannonDesign knows...

There are numerous exciting aspects of our team’s current work with Seneca Valley School District, outside Pittsburgh, but one that stands out to me is our chance to engage students in the design process. In K-12 schools and on higher education campuses each year, there are innumerous design projects totaling millions in construction volume. Our team advocates for engaging students interested in architecture, engineering and construction in these projects to enhance their learning experience. To not involve them in these real-world learning experiences would be a missed opportunity for both the students and the future of our profession. Fortunately, Seneca Valley is seizing the opportunity. They have selected 18 students...

The Pittsburgh Business Times celebrates the opening of Allegheny Health Network's West Penn Hospital NICU.

CannonDesign maintains its strong leadership positions in World Architecture 100's 2019 industry report.

While the major shift from inpatient to ambulatory care is allowing healthcare systems to remain at the forefront of medicine, it also creates significant challenges with respect to reimbursement, revenue, and patient volume. Exacerbating those challenges, there isn’t a “one size fits all” ambulatory strategy. Just as there is no single type of consumer, there is no single right or highest use of an ambulatory facility. Every patient is unique in how they want to interact with a health institution. And technology, digital solutions, experience, and patient expectations all play a role in their interactions. In order to build a successful ambulatory strategy, health systems need to approach ambulatory care...