Tusick & Associates Architects is an established firm of over 16 years. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania we service Western PA and beyond. Tusick & Associates Architects‘ founder, Susan B. Tusick, is committed to sustainability and is a LEED-AP. The firm is committed to helping our clients understand the environmental and human benefits, as well as the financial impact, of sustainable design on their project over its lifetime. A sustainable project needs to be balanced with the building’s program and its budget in order to be successful. Architecture is not as simple as pure art, as utilitarian as engineering, or as abstract as urban planning. We ensure that aesthetics, function, and economics are all balanced in design.The orchestration of architectural design is a complex collaborative process with the architect as the composer and conductor of the creative process, striving to achieve excellence. Three basic components: aesthetics, function, and economics need to be balanced for a successful project. If one of these components is out of balance, the others are equally out of balance and the project suffers. To achieve excellence and balance of these components, the architect needs to approach the project with flexibly and adaptability, not pre-determined or rigid conceptions. Using the latest technology in design, building management, and project management to aid and clarify the creative process, we ensure that aesthetics, function, and economics are balanced.