PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Carnegie Museum of Art presents Michael Maltzan: Architecture, through June 12, 2005 at The Heinz Architectural Center. Michael Maltzan: Architecture is the first complete monographic exhibition dedicated to the work of Michael Maltzan and his Los Angeles-based practice Michael Maltzan Architecture.

Commencing in 1996, Maltzan has designed innovative private homes and educational spaces mostly in the L.A. area. His Hergott/Shepard Residence, Beverly Hills, was included in The Un-Private House at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1999. In June 2002, MoMA QNS - Maltzan's reworking of a former staple factory - opened in Queens, New York City. Projects currently in design or under construction in California include several residences, Fresno Metropolitan Museum, the Sonoma County Museum, and Kidspace Museum, Pasadena. Maltzan was also selected for the 2002 Venice Biennale International Exhibition of Architecture.

Michael Maltzan: Architecture brings these projects together for the first time. In particular, large and small models demonstrate essential qualities of the practice's work: the grafting of new and old, a sensitivity to topography, the prioritization of natural light, and the pleasure of promenade.

Maltzan is also the architect of the 2004/5 Carnegie International, concurrently on view at Carnegie Museum of Art through March 20, 2005.