RIDC's Mill 19 was honored by The American Institute of Architects as one of the best-designed contemporary buildings in the country.
Zoom in: Mill 19 transforms a former J&L Steel mill into a green hub for robotics and advanced manufacturing in Hazelwood Green.
Anchored by Carnegie Mellon's Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing and other tech partners, it features 263,000 square feet of workspace, one of the nation's largest rooftop solar arrays, rainwater recycling and a public promenade.
Judges praised the building for its sustainable design by Minnesota-based architect MSR Design and Pittsburgh-based associate architect R3A Architecture.
Zoom out: Penn State's College of Engineering took home an award for one of the best examples of an education facility design.
