What is Pittsburgh Architecture Week?
Launched in 2023, Pittsburgh Architecture Week is an annual, week-long celebration of architecture, design, and the built environment across our region. Hosted by AIA Pittsburgh and our sister organization, the Pittsburgh Architecture Foundation, the initiative brings together architects, designers, community leaders, students, and the public through tours, panels, lectures, exhibitions, and special events that highlight how architecture shapes our daily lives.
Architecture is arguably the most public of the arts — we move through it every day. Yet we rarely pause to consider how thoughtfully designed spaces support well-being, strengthen neighborhoods, foster innovation, and reflect who we are as a city. Pittsburgh Architecture Week creates space for that conversation. It showcases the region’s extraordinary architectural legacy — from historic landmarks to forward-thinking sustainable projects — while exploring how design can advance equity, resilience, and a distinct sense of place.
Open to all, Architecture Week invites the public to see, question, and engage with the spaces around them. It also highlights architecture as a creative and impactful career path for the next generation, strengthening the pipeline of future designers and decision-makers.
Pittsburgh Architecture Week will return in October 2026 with a new lineup of programs and partners across the region.
Get Involved
Help Shape Architecture Week 2026
Are you an AIA Pittsburgh member interested in helping plan next year’s events? Join the Architecture Week planning committee and help shape programming, partnerships, and outreach for 2026. We welcome fresh ideas and new voices.
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Become a 2026 Partner
Is your organization interested in hosting or contributing an event to the 2026 lineup? Pittsburgh Architecture Week partners with organizations that share a commitment to engaging the public in meaningful conversations about architecture and the built environment.
Past Architecture Week Partners
Architecture Learning Network
Assemble
CANstruction
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture
Carnegie Museum of Art
Center for Architectural Excellence
Doors Open Pittsburgh
Franklin
Green Building Alliance
Grounded
Heinz Architectural Center
Mason Contractors Association of Western PA
NAIOP
NOMA Pgh
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
Pittsburgh Modern Committee
Pittsburgh Platform
Preservation Pittsburgh
ULI Pittsburgh
Young Preservationists Association