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'''Louis D. Astorino''' (born 1948) is an architect in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], who was architect of several high-profile buildings in his home town and is the first American architect to design a building in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]].
'''Louis D. Astorino''' (born 1948) is an architect in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] and the first American architect to design a building in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Porterfield |first=Andrew |date=April 14, 2020 |title=Architect behind iconic Pittsburgh buildings and Penn State alum Louis Astorino reflects on career |work=[[Daily Collegian]] |url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/article_f25f1a5a-7da2-11ea-a62c-ffdc9ff88976.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104023/https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/article_f25f1a5a-7da2-11ea-a62c-ffdc9ff88976.html |archive-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref>


==Biography==
He was born in Pittsburgh and received a bachelor's degree from [[Pennsylvania State University]] in 1969. In 1972, he started his own firm, L. D. Astorino & Associates.<ref>http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=103097</ref> It was later named Astorino.<ref>http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/&id=121089</ref>
Astorino was born in Pittsburgh to a family of mixed Italian and [[Serbs|Serbian]] origin. His Serbian cousins influenced Astorino's upbringing and career choice.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Astorino|first=Louis D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fsWHDwAAQBAJ&q=Louis+and+Astorino+of+Serb+origin&pg=PA153|title=A Pencil in God's Hands: The Story of the Only American Architect to Design a Building in the Vatican|date=2018-12-20|publisher=Dorrance Publishing|isbn=978-1-4809-9990-9|language=en}}</ref> He received a bachelor's degree from [[Penn State College of Arts and Architecture]] in 1969.<ref name="PSU">{{cite web |title=Louis D. Astorino '69 |url=https://www.alumni.psu.edu/s/1218/images/gid4/editor_documents/psaa/awards/individual/daa/2006/astorino.pdf?gid=4&pgid=3346&sessionid=0ab8326c-24c2-4c0f-8e0c-67aec459100e&cc=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503175644/https://www.alumni.psu.edu/s/1218/images/gid4/editor_documents/psaa/awards/individual/daa/2006/astorino.pdf?gid=4&pgid=3346&sessionid=0ab8326c-24c2-4c0f-8e0c-67aec459100e&cc=1 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Penn State Alumni Association |accessdate=February 16, 2020}}</ref> In 1972, he started his own firm, L. D. Astorino & Associates.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=L.D. Astorino Companies |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=103097 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503170229/https://www.emporis.com/companies/103097/l-d-astorino-companies-pittsburgh-pa-usa |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |website=[[Emporis]] |access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref> It was later named Astorino.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Companies |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/&id=121089 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411033753/https://www.emporis.com/companies |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |website=[[Emporis]] |access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>


He was introduced to the international stage in 1996 when [[Gateway Clipper Fleet]] founder [[John E. Connelly]] introduced him as a prospective architect for the [[Domus Sanctae Marthae]] that [[Pope John Paul II]] wanted to build to house cardinals during the selection of popes. Connelly was offering to finance the project. Astorino's design was rejected but he was kept on as supervisory architect. He later designed the adjoining Chapel of the Holy Spirit.<ref>[http://enr.construction.com/news/finance/archives/060609.asp A Conversation with Louis and Dennis Astorino construction.com - June 9, 2006.]</ref> Astorino's firm designed the new Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, completed in 2009 at a cost of $622 million.<ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_623421.html</ref>
Astorino was introduced to the international stage in 1996 when [[Gateway Clipper Fleet]] founder [[John E. Connelly]] introduced him as a prospective architect for the [[Domus Sanctae Marthae]] that [[Pope John Paul II]] wanted to build to house cardinals during the selection of popes. Connelly was offering to finance the project. Astorino's design was rejected but he was kept on as supervisory architect. He later designed the adjoining Chapel of the Holy Spirit.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 9, 2006 |title=A Conversation with Louis and Dennis Astorino |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/35851-a-conversation-with-louis-and-dennis-astorino |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021150132/https://www.enr.com/articles/35851-a-conversation-with-louis-and-dennis-astorino |archive-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> Astorino's firm designed the new Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, completed in 2009 at a cost of $622 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fabregas |first=Luis |date=May 3, 2009 |title=Children's Hospital patients check into $622M Lawrenceville facility |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_623421.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521145415/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_623421.html |archive-date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 28, 2009 |website=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]}}</ref>


In December 2014 Astorino's firm was acquired by CannonDesign which is based in Niagara Falls, New York.<ref>http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2014/12/10/Astorino-architecture-business-sold-to-N-Y-firm/stories/201412100007</ref>'''
In December 2014, Astorino's firm was acquired by CannonDesign, which is based in Buffalo, New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Astorino architecture business sold to N.Y. firm {{!}} Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2014/12/10/Astorino-architecture-business-sold-to-N-Y-firm/stories/201412100007 |url-access=subscription}} </ref>


Louis, who has a brother Dennis, is of [[Serbians|Serbian]] origin through his mother.<ref>http://www.phillyvidovdan.com/?q=node/40</ref>
Astorino, who has a brother Dennis, is of [[Serbians|Serbian]] origin through his mother.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}


==Projects==
==Projects==
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*Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Vatican (architect of record)
*Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Vatican (architect of record)
*Trimont condominium, Pittsburgh
*Trimont condominium, Pittsburgh
*[[Fallingwater]], [[Mill Run, Pennsylvania]] (restoration)
*[[Fallingwater]], [[Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Mill Run, Pennsylvania]] (restoration)
*[[PNC Park]], Pittsburgh architect of record with [[Populous (architects)|HOK Sport]]
*[[PNC Park]], Pittsburgh architect of record with [[Populous (architects)|HOK Sport]]
*[[McKechnie Field]], [[Bradenton, Florida]] (1993 renovation)
*[[McKechnie Field]], [[Bradenton, Florida]] (1993 renovation)
*[[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] transplant center in [[Palermo, Italy]]
*[[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] transplant center in [[Palermo, Italy]]
*[[Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC]], Pittsburgh
*[[UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh]], Pittsburgh
*[[Three PNC Plaza]]
*[[Three PNC Plaza]]
*[[Fred Rogers]] Tribute to Children monument in Pittsburgh<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/vassilaros/s_593682.html Mr. Rogers' neighborhood nitpickers pittsburghlive.com October 17, 2008]</ref>
*[[Fred Rogers]] Tribute to Children monument in Pittsburgh<ref>{{cite web |last=Vassilaros |first=Dimitri |date=October 17, 2008 |title=Mr. Rogers' neighborhood nitpickers |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/vassilaros/s_593682.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306231411/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/vassilaros/s_593682.html |archive-date=March 6, 2009 |access-date=February 10, 2009 |website=TribLive |publisher=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]}}</ref>
*[[Peoples Natural Gas Field]]
*[[Peoples Natural Gas Field]]
*[[UPMC Sports Performance Complex]]
*[[UPMC Sports Performance Complex]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.astorino.com/about/person.php?pid=15 Profile at astorino.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607150405/http://astorino.com/about/person.php?pid=15 Profile at astorino.com]

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Latest revision as of 17:17, 26 August 2024

Louis D. Astorino (born 1948) is an architect in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the first American architect to design a building in the Vatican.[1]

Biography

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Astorino was born in Pittsburgh to a family of mixed Italian and Serbian origin. His Serbian cousins influenced Astorino's upbringing and career choice.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from Penn State College of Arts and Architecture in 1969.[3] In 1972, he started his own firm, L. D. Astorino & Associates.[4] It was later named Astorino.[5]

Astorino was introduced to the international stage in 1996 when Gateway Clipper Fleet founder John E. Connelly introduced him as a prospective architect for the Domus Sanctae Marthae that Pope John Paul II wanted to build to house cardinals during the selection of popes. Connelly was offering to finance the project. Astorino's design was rejected but he was kept on as supervisory architect. He later designed the adjoining Chapel of the Holy Spirit.[6] Astorino's firm designed the new Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, completed in 2009 at a cost of $622 million.[7]

In December 2014, Astorino's firm was acquired by CannonDesign, which is based in Buffalo, New York.[8]

Astorino, who has a brother Dennis, is of Serbian origin through his mother.[citation needed]

Projects

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References

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  1. ^ Porterfield, Andrew (April 14, 2020). "Architect behind iconic Pittsburgh buildings and Penn State alum Louis Astorino reflects on career". Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Astorino, Louis D. (2018-12-20). A Pencil in God's Hands: The Story of the Only American Architect to Design a Building in the Vatican. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-9990-9.
  3. ^ "Louis D. Astorino '69" (PDF). Penn State Alumni Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "L.D. Astorino Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "A Conversation with Louis and Dennis Astorino". Engineering News-Record. June 9, 2006. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Fabregas, Luis (May 3, 2009). "Children's Hospital patients check into $622M Lawrenceville facility". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  8. ^ "Astorino architecture business sold to N.Y. firm | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".
  9. ^ Vassilaros, Dimitri (October 17, 2008). "Mr. Rogers' neighborhood nitpickers". TribLive. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
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