Pittsburgh International Airport debuts the first of four outdoor terraces

When it debuted Nov. 18, 2025, the gleaming new $1.7 billion landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) immediately improved the airport's security, baggage delivery and parking experiences. It also introduced new dining and shopping options and lots of fresh new art.Designed by Gensler and HDR with Luis Vidal and Architects, the terminal vision also included a series of landscaped outdoor terraces that, PIT promised, would offer passengers "fresh air and a calm respite."PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT"Luis Vidal was really inspired by Fallingwater," explains PIT CEO Christina Cassotis. (Fallingwater is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in southwestern Pennsylvania.)"He and the architecture team, including Gensler and the entire team, thought of nature as such an important feature because we have so much green here in Western Pennsylvania," she added.PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTOn terminal opening day, the four terraces — two presecurity and two postsecurity — were still under construction, though.Now, eight months after the new terminal opened, one of those much-anticipated terraces is celebrating its grand opening.PIT's first terraceThe 36,000...