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16 January 2012
Lee Calisti will be teaching first year studio this semester at CMU’s School of Architecture
23 December 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design presented the first series of schematic design sketches for the Parkview Boulevard House addition located in O’Hara Township
19 December 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design will begin a complete renovation to 1017 Highland Avenue, Greensburg to convert it to a restaurant and take out facility.
04 November 2011
Construction starts on the renovations to 112-114 N. Pennsylvania Avenue to convert it to a bar/restaurant for the Rialto2 expansion.
29 August 2011
Lee Calisti, AIA will be teaching first year design studio this semester at CMU’s School of Architecture
23 September 2011
Ace Hardware has opened at 239 East Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg. See progress photos on our Facebook page.
27 September 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design has started a planning and feasibility study for the Cromie House on Peters Lane in Ligonier PA for Seton Hill University. This 1930’s era stone house was recently donated to the University by a SHU alum.
30 September 2011
Construction Documents are essentially complete for the Welty House at 117 West Otterman Street, Greensburg for Seton Hill University. Construction is intended to start in the next month or two.
11 July 2011
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01 July 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design has completed the Schematic Design Studies for the Welty House at 117 West Otterman Street, Greensburg PA for Seton Hill University and will begin Construction Documents this month. This former Victorian house bought by the University during the design and construction of its Performing Arts Center will be used by the Hospitality and Tourism Department for visiting guests of the University. The project is scheduled to open during the late Spring or early Summer of 2012.
18 May 2011
The hallways at Maura Hall on Seton Hill University’s campus are brighter due to new paint colors chosen by lee CALISTI architecture+design
19 April 2011
Lee Calisti, AIA speaks at the Greensburg Salem High School annual Career Fair
15 April 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design has completed construction drawings for the renovation/adaptive reuse of 112-114 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Greensburg PA. These two tenant spaces will find a new life as….you’ll have to wait and see.
11 March 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design has completed construction drawings for the renovation/adaptive reuse of 239 East Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg PA. This former Nash automobile dealership and most recent tool rental store will find its new life as an Ace Hardware Store.
03 February 2011
lee CALISTI architecture+design celebrates eight years of being in business!
03 January 2011
Lee Calisti, AIA will be teaching third year studio this semester at CMU’s School of Architecture
14 October 2010
lee CALISTI architecture+design has completed construction drawings for the renovation/adaptive reuse of 711 West Otterman Street, Greensburg PA. This former single family house will find its new life as student housing.
28 August 2010
Lee Calisti will be teaching first year studio this semester at CMU’s School of Architecture
21 June 2010
Lee Calisti will be teaching Pre-College studio to high school students at CMU’s School of Architecture this summer
12 May 2010
lee CALISTI architecture+design has completed their pro bono design work for the Slippery Rock Baptist Camp Guest Housing. The project provides three separate guest housing units for the camp for special speakers, guests and camp workers. Lee first attended this camp in the summer of 1980 and it had an influential impact on his life. Construction has begun!
07 April 2010
Construction has started on the 2soNs acres a mOdern fArmHouse project. See the portfolio section for photos.
03 February 2010
lee CALISTI architecture+design celebrates seven years of being in business!
22 January 2010
Lee Calisti is selected to be a committee member for the City of Greensburg’s My Neighborhood Project Committee. This is a residential façade grant improvement project similar to the Elm Street Programs throughout the county. See more information at www.thinkgreensburg.com
01 December 2009
See Lee Calisti interviewed and quoted in the Residential Architect article “Off the Beaten Path.”
21 September 2009
Lee Calisti, AIA is featured in the autumn 2009 issue of Westmoreland Magazine, “Minimalist View Makes Maximum Appeal,”
page 20.
29 June 2009
The Calisti’s have recently had the driveway of their residence paved. After doing thorough research for a durable, sustainable material, they chose Pervious Concrete installed by J Bazella Concrete Construction http://www.jbazellaconcrete.com. This material, although as durable as traditional concrete in many cases, allows water to pass through it, thus accounting for potentially damaging water runoff. More of it’s environmental, economic, structural and LEED credit qualities can be read at the Pervious Pavement Website http://www.perviouspavement.org. In addition, the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association included it on page 2 of their June 2009 newsletter. http://www.pacaweb.org/files/June%202009%20Promo.pdf
02 June 2009
Along with two other architects, Lee Calisti, AIA participated in the Irwin Project’s Design-A-Thon. This evening was set aside to give pre-selected downtown property owners consultations for improvements that could be made to the facades of their properties as part of the Irwin Project (www.irwinpa.org) and the Design Guidelines set forth by the City of Irwin. As a result of the Design-A-Thon, lee CALISTI architecture+design has been commissioned by the owner of 324 N Main Street to design facade improvements to their two story building.
10 April 2009
lee CALISTI architecture+design is featured in the March 2009 issue of Columns Magazine, the magazine of AIA Pittsburgh. http://www.aiapgh.org/images/March09.pdf or download PDF here.
18 March 2009
Updated construction photos appear in the Hodge Road Residence and the Dawson Residence in the portfolio section of our website.
16 March 2009
lee CALISTI architecture+design has been commissioned for a 40,000 square foot renovation to Mosites Motorsports on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, PA. Renovations include expanding the dealership within the unused portions of the existing building, a relocated entrance, new finishes, upgraded HVAC and lighting systems and a new façade. Also included is converting a small adjacent building into a small ’boutique’ scooter showroom with a European café feel to the entrance. Other current office projects include a new 3,000 square foot residence on a ten acre parcel near Greensburg and several residential additions in Westmoreland County.
09 March 2009
The Calisti residence appears in the March issue of Metal Construction News as the Editor’s Pick, page 76 or online here.
03 February 2009
lee CALISTI architecture+design celebrates six years of being in business.
14 November 2008
lee CALISTI architecture+design proudly announces the launching of its new web site in time to celebrate its sixth anniversary. The redesigned web site, created and maintained by Mirage Advertising was crafted to reflect the design philosophies of the firm. The beauty of the site comes from a careful study of proportion, composition and the distillation of elements to their bare essentials. It removes the extraneous so that the real beauty of the design can be truly appreciated.
23 September 2008
The Calisti residence appears in the September 2008 issue of ’from House to HOME magazine.’ An online version is available at FHTH Sept 08 contemporary_meets_cozy.pdf
26 April 2008
The Calisti residence has won an Award of Merit from the 2007 Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Pennsylvania Excellence in Construction competition.
14 April 2008
Celebrating their fifth anniversary, lee CALISTI architecture+design recently had a second private residence published. The Calisti residence appears in the March 2008 issue of ’housetrends’ magazine. An online version is available at
http://www.housetrends.com/Housetrends/March-2008/Perfecting-Practicality/
09 April 2008
A current project for the firm, a concept design and feasibility study for the Discovery and Interactive Science Center in Greensburg, PA appears in the e-newsletter of Pop City, http://www.popcitymedia.com/developmentnews/disc0409.aspx. The Center’s (DISC) mission is to be a hands-on science center with permanent, interactive exhibits designed to engage, educate and entertain people of all ages and enrich the local community’s quality of life and economic vitality. This project is a 15,750 GSF adaptive reuse of a 1928 bank building in downtown Greensburg. The Center’s eco-centered science theme partners well with the sustainable goals of the architectural response.
01 April 2007
lee CALISTI architecture+design recently had their first private residence published (Armburst Road Residence) The project appears in the April 2007 issue of ’housetrends’ magazine. An online version is available at FHTH Spring 07 The Right Blend.pdf.
26 May 2006
On May 26th, Lee Calisti was invited by East Liberty Development, Inc. to participate in a design charrette for the ELDI Prototype House. The goal of the charrette was for a group of local architects to generate ideas for a prototype house that would fit into a typical neighborhood lot, was sensitive to the context of the area, and incorporated green design. The group also explored plan layouts, site relationships and how the prototype house could evolve by studying its individual parts.