Call for entries: Retooling industrial sites
The Collaborative, in partnership with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, is seeking submissions for Retooling Industrial Sites. The exhibit has been designed as an opportunity for architecture, planning and engineering firms from the Mid-Atlantic region to highlight their own best practices in industrial reuse. Applications are due December 3 and the exhibit will open February 2, 2010 with the public launch of the Infill Philadelphia: Industrial Sites design challenge. For more information and submission details, click here.
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