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State College Exterior Entrance with seating

Strada Wins at the 2025 AIA Pittsburgh Design Awards

By Stories Editor

Destiny: Al Cuteri Reflects on 25 Years of Strada

By Alan Jesse Cuteri

Prologue: Al Cuteri Reflects on 25 Years of Strada

By Alan Jesse Cuteri

Epilogue: Al Cuteri Reflects on 25 Years of Strada

By Alan Jesse Cuteri

The Battery Wins! Celebrating the Best in Preservation for 2025

By Rachel Casper

Celebrating the Career and Retirement of Founding Principal Alan Jesse “Al” Cuteri

By Rhonda L. Bolding

Spec Suite space in Bakery Office 3

Innovation Has an Address: Why Spec Suites Are Powering the AI Boom Along AI Avenue

By Abby Mountain

a collage of mobility aids

Raising Awareness for Inclusive Design

By Megan Carleton, Monika Gibson

An original hand sketch by real human John Martine and a felted version provided by Ai

Some Stress is Good Stress: Architects React to the Possibilities of Ai

By Rachel Casper

Katie defends her thesis at Drexel University

Lessons from a Co-op: The Drexel + Strada Experience

By Katie Shinkle

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