Innovators from Within

These rule-breakers work in established arts institutions or artistic disciplines but have managed to boldly infuse their work with high-quality inventiveness …

Sunday, June 02, 2002

…Arthur Ziegler and Barry Hannegan
President and director of Historic Design Programs, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation

Each credits the other with the idea, so we honor both. Hannegan and Ziegler launched a public space design competition in 2001 that invited architects, landscape architects and artists under the age of 35 to imagine how Pittsburgh’s public squares could be redesigned. This year, they sponsored a similar competition for “orphaned spaces,” raised the prize money to $10,000 and attracted 19 entries packed with fresh, inventive ideas.