Founder of Pittsburgh Architecture Firm Edward Stotz Celebrated in Golf Magazine’s Oakmont Country Club Video — Ahead of the U.S. Open

PITTSBURGH, PA (June 12, 2025) – MCF Architecture – a Division of McKinley Architecture + Engineering is honored to have its storied heritage showcased in a new Golf Magazine video tribute to Oakmont Country Club who is hosting the U.S. Open this June. The feature shines a spotlight on the Clubhouse—opened October 1, 1904—and pays tribute to Edward Stotz, the founding architect whose vision helped define Pittsburgh’s architectural identity.

“Edward Stotz wrote his specifications by gaslight at age 21, traveling by horse-drawn streetcar in a city still without steel-framed buildings,” says Robert R. Russ, RA, AIA, NCARB, Director & Senior Architect at MCF Architecture. “His commitment to human-scale design and integrity laid the groundwork for a firm that, for over 135 years, has balanced deep local roots with national impact. Oakmont’s Clubhouse, inspired by a quaint Scottish farmhouse, remains a testament to his extraordinary talent and lasting influence.”

In the Golf Magazine video, viewers learn that a design was specifically requested of “more of a quaint Scottish farmhouse that would blend into the surroundings” It also underscores Stotz’s regional footprint—“a local architect named Edward Stotz who designed numerous buildings around the city of Pittsburgh” - and ties Oakmont to Pittsburgh’s “City of Champions” legacy: “You think of Pittsburgh as this great sports city with the Steelers, the Penguins, and the Pirates… Oakmont’s no different. We are a major part of this… the city of champions”. As of June 2025, Oakmont has hosted ten U.S. Opens and 21 national championships, cementing its place in sporting and architectural history.

For over 135 years, MCF Architecture has specialized in healthcare, higher education, performing arts, civic, liturgical, and commercial architecture—always focusing on people-oriented spaces of substance and beauty. Landmark projects include the Point State Park fountain and numerous historic preservation efforts throughout Western Pennsylvania.

In January 2025, MCF Architecture—Western Pennsylvania’s longest-running firm and 17th longest in the U.S.—merged with McKinley Architecture + Engineering, a nationally respected practice based in West Virginia. The combined entity, now over 100 employees strong, broadens its expertise in PK-12 education, sports and recreation, historic rehabilitation, healthcare, and civic design, while offering comprehensive in-house engineering resources.

“By joining forces, we amplify our heritage of quality and innovation,” adds Russ. “We honor Edward Stotz’s legacy by continuing to design buildings that stand the test of time—wherever our clients’ visions take us.”