Design
A New Plan to Correct a Historic Mistake in Pittsburgh
A Bjarke Ingels Group-led plan from 2015 has given way to a more “practical” design for the Lower Hill District. Concerns over true affordable housing remain.
For a moment, it was possible to forget that what may be the most controversial redevelopment project in Pittsburgh is, in fact, controversial.
When the Pittsburgh Penguins announced a new development team and master plan for the former Civic Arena site in the city’s Lower Hill District last month, the hockey team had already lined up the support of Mayor Bill Peduto, Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle (whose district includes the project), and others who had in the past been critical of the Penguins’ efforts to redevelop the 28-acre site.