Gateway Center Fulfilling the post-war modernist vision of a radiant city consisting of towers in a park, Gateway Center and its similar neighbors to the South emerged out of Pittsburgh's redevelopment renaissance that occurred during the 50'S. and 60's. The complex is complemented by the adjacent point state park. The architectural character maintains the modernist insistence of abstraction. Pure. geometric volumes cleanly adorned
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with modern materials dominates. The cruciform towers of Gateway Center harken to Le Corbusier's now iconic scheme for Paris. The plan represents a utopic vision for a future city. Today, the buildings are inhabited by a mix of uses. They contain both residential apartments, and offices on the upper floors, with commercial often located on the ground floor.
Carnegie Mellon University | School of Architecture