Friends of the Zeiss
News
2003

Annual News Updates for 2003 December:
Buhl Planetarium and Carnegie Library


News Articles Regarding Cancellation of proposed $90 expansion project of The Carnegie Science Center:

Information and News Reports Regarding
Demolition of Miller Printing Building/Carnegie Museums Warehouse
For Erection of Elevated Light Rail Transit Station

Carnegie Science Center Master Development Plan (Draft)
2008 September 2 (.pdf file: 4 megabytes)

Belko, Mark. "Science Center unveils expansion plan."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 Sept. 10.

"Carnegie Science Center unveils expansion plans."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review On-Line/AP 2008 Sept. 11.

Belko, Mark. "Science Center unveils expansion plans."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2008 Sept. 9.

* 2007 April 8 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Science Center reinventing itself
By Ed Blazina

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2004 April 2:
Carnegie's Brown out after 11 years
Library, museums' president says decision was his own

By Marylynne Pitz and Patricia Lowry

Regarding the surprise resignation of the President of Carnegie Institute and of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. In article, it talks about 2003 Carnegie layoffs and the diminshed possibility of a Science Center expansion.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2003 November 20:
Carnegie close to settling with architect Nouvel
By Patricia Lowry

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2003 November 19:
Fired architect might keep $1 million
By Bill Zlatos

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2003 May 14:
Science center drops French architect as price outraces budget
Nouvel's design for expansion too costly

By Patricia Lowry, Post-Gazette Architecture Critic

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2003 May 14:
Museums break pact for science center work
By Mike Wereschagin