
Architecture & Design
Wells Fargo Center adding LED screens, lights in final phase of transformation project
New LED screens, lighting, and canopies at the Wells Fargo Center will be completed by early 2024.
2 weeks ago
Vineland’s Palace of Depression is flourishing with the aid of volunteers
The Palace of Depression was built in 1932 out of one man’s imagination, but was destroyed in the 1960s. A decade later, a father and son worked to rebuild it.
4 weeks ago
Listen 4:42Philly teen carpenter apprentice helps transform Wells Fargo Center
19-year-old Saulih Khalifah, initially signed up for labor duties at the Wells Fargo Center, but found himself in the Carpenters' Apprentice Ready Program. More doors opened.
1 month ago
I-95 Refill and Repave, Net Zero, Jane Wong’s “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City”
Net zero by 2050 is the national goal. Can we achieve this? And what needs to change to stay on track? Also, we talk to the engineer who helped to refill I-95.
Air Date: June 21, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 43:12New renderings provide more detailed look at Sixers arena proposal for Center City
The renderings come while the city is in the process of evaluating the impact of 76 Place.
4 months ago
Listen 1:53Here’s the latest list of the ’11 Most Endangered Historic Places’ in the U.S.
The 2023 list includes a gas station, an artist studio and two Chinatowns.
5 months ago
Philadelphia is moving closer to selling the Roundhouse. Residents say it shouldn’t be demolished
The city has said it would release a request for proposal sometime this year.
6 months ago
$300M N.J. statehouse renovation wraps up as governor moves in
More than six years after the project was announced, the badly-needed renovations are almost entirely done.
6 months ago
Owner of Martin Luther King Jr. house that burned in Camden vows to rebuild
Pastor Khan says Dr. King spent time at the New Jersey home from 1948 to 1951 while studying at the Crozer Theological Seminary.
7 months ago
After his death, architect Viñoly still guides the future of the Kimmel Center
Rafael Viñoly, 78, died after a long and prolific design career. He still has a “voice in the future” of his concept for the Kimmel Center.
7 months ago
The Philadelphia Flower Show returns indoors for a show that’s out of this world
After two years in FDR Park, the exhibition is back at the Convention Center with a new spark.
7 months ago
Comcast Center expedites crown lights upgrade to turn Eagles green for the first time ever
For the first time, Philadelphia’s two tallest buildings have joined the tradition of lighting up in support of local sports teams, contributing to an emerald-studded horizon.
8 months ago
The Roundhouse served as police headquarters for nearly six decades. Now it’s going up for sale. And it’s unclear if it’ll be preserved or demolished.
8 months ago
Listen 5:35‘Bo Bardi-mania’: British artist Isaac Julien returns to Philly ‘entangled’ in a Brazilian architect
The British video artist returns to Philly with his second installation in a year, about the Brazilian modernist who transformed São Paulo.
8 months ago
9 Philly development projects you’ll hear a lot about in 2023
Parkland, apartments, office towers — it’s all happening in Philadelphia this year.
9 months ago