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Architecture & Design

The exterior of the Painted Bride building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Judge: Painted Bride can sell its building after all

A panel of state judges overturned an earlier decision allowing the Philly arts presenter to sell its building, which will destroy a major Isaiah Zagar mural.

5 years ago

A view of Society Hill taken from inside the Society Hill Towers.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

The critics are wrong about Society Hill’s zoning bills

Two rezoning bills aimed at preserving Society Hill will not have exclusionary impacts, writes Society Hill Civic Association President Larry Spector.

5 years ago

Durst plan for Penn's Landing
Urban Planning

76ers rejected: N.Y. developer Durst selected for Penn’s Landing site

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation said it chose the Durst plan because of its compatibility with the master plan for the public waterfront.

5 years ago

St. Laurentius Church spires
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Up close with the spires of St. Laurentius, the Fishtown steeples slated for demolition

The soaring towers are a landmark in the rowhome neighborhood.

6 years ago

Robert Crossett
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It felt like an earthquake’: South Philly rowhouse collapse crushes two cars

A spokesperson for L&I said that a dilapidated three-story rowhouse on Mercy Street was under construction at the time of the collapse.

6 years ago

The streets around St. Laurentius Church are blocked due to falling debris and slated demolition. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown lives — Historical Commission delays demolition vote

A bitterly fought-over Fishtown icon will survive at least another month after heated debate over whether the crumbling landmark can be saved.

6 years ago

A Glaser-designed entrance at the former Franklin Mills Mall
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

A tour of iconic designer Milton Glaser’s Philadelphia legacy

The visual luminary, who died at 91, created the look of the Franklin Mills Mall and Sesame Place.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo statue removed
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup: 06/08/2020

On this week's Regional Roundup: Pennsylvania primary election, the Frank Rizzo statue, Philly sports update.

Air Date: June 8, 2020

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People broke windows on historic buildings and wrote angry messages  in the aftermath of peaceful protests of police brutality. (Bradley Maule for PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Why do we save white monuments and let Black history rot?

People damaged historic buildings in the aftermath of protest. Let’s not mourn. Instead, think about the values and stories we tell with our architecture.

6 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Coronavirus is pulling us 6 feet apart. Philly’s magnetism will bring us together again.

An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

(Duntrune Studios/BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Health
Eyes on the Street

How a pandemic inspired your bathroom

Before COVID-19, the 1918 pandemic changed our world and with it, home design. This is how a century-old pandemic inspired the modern bathroom.

6 years ago

Playground designer Meghan Talarowski took this picture of her post-pandemic workspace, shared with her husband and two children (Meghan Talarowski)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Designing at a distance: Coronavirus is changing how Philly architects work

In Philadelphia, designers are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with new ideas — and urgent questions about engaging with community while public life is on hold.

6 years ago

A rendering of MSB by Kling Architects (Phillyhistory.org)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

How the Municipal Services Building became Philly’s most polarizing government tower

The Brutalist structure was once considered revolutionary.

6 years ago

Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

DIYers and fashion designers in Philly region sew face masks for health care workers

Facing a shortage of face masks, health care workers go to DIYers and designers for help. Philadelphia launches task force to set mask-making standards.

6 years ago

The mobile 'Ghost' by Alexander Calder hangs in the Great Stair Hall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

New showcase for the work of sculptor Alexander Calder is making its way to the Parkway

A future “sanctuary” on Philadelphia’s Parkway will be devoted to the famed mobile artist and his artistic family.

6 years ago

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