
Architecture & Design
Finally, the final design phase is beginning for Park at Penn’s Landing
Funding is in place, preliminary engineering is done, and a survey asking about current and future waterfront uses is linked on the park’s website.
6 years ago
How a movie magnate built Philly’s priceless Rodin museum in the heart of the Great Depression
Hidden in plain sight behind shadowy trees along the Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia’s Rodin Museum is so unique that it’s basically priceless.
6 years ago
Meet the woman turning a West Philly lot into an ‘Earthship’ made of tires and glass bottles
Rashida Ali-Campbell just won a three-year court battle over the control of the West Philly lot she wants to turn into an eco-home and oasis.
6 years ago
The architect designing Philadelphia Contemporary’s first building just won a national award
Philadelphia Contemporary tapped Sharon Johnston to design its first building. Here’s what we know so far about the organization’s first permanent home.
6 years ago
The $420 million remake of The Gallery aims to reinvent the shopping mall’s relationship to Center City.
6 years ago
Flush that! New plumbing code expected to cut construction costs up to 20%
The most significant of Philly’s new code reforms could help lower construction costs that are among the highest in the nation.
6 years ago
Hear that? Philly’s carillonists get creative to ‘unhide’ some of America’s oldest bells
Philly is home to two of the oldest carillons in North America, but these one-of-a-kind bell instruments are “hidden in plain sight.”
6 years ago
Listen 4:44Ben Franklin Elementary gets a playground — a first for a public school in the 19120 zip code
Two thirds of Philadelphia public schools don’t have playgrounds, and until now, there were none in the 19120 zip code.
6 years ago
Listen 2:11Meet the architect building tiny rowhouses with sushi mats and old watches
Virginia Kerr’s whole perfect gallery, with floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors and a beautiful front door, lives inside a cigar box.
6 years ago
Philadelphia moves toward legalizing granny flats in historic buildings
A measure allowing these “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) on historically designated properties won approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission.
6 years ago
‘Row house’ or ‘rowhouse’? Philly’s debate over a space
Is it "row house" or "rowhouse"? Why the question of a single space is so contentious, so steeped in Philly history, and so wrapped up in our city's identity.
Air Date: August 22, 2019
Listen 12:41‘Rowhouse’ vs. ‘rowhome’? The tangled history of a uniquely Philadelphia term
Nothing gets Philadelphia grammarians riled up more than a question of local dialect. Enter: the debate over Philadelphia’s most common building.
6 years ago
Why Kensington wants to tear down a 25-foot-high Lehigh Ave. wall
Kensington residents want a developer to put $1 million towards removing a wall they say divides the neighborhood.
6 years ago
The hidden history of the suburbs
We might think that all suburbs are the same but a dive into the history of suburbia shows something more interesting than shopping malls and housing developments.
Air Date: August 2, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:04Are blue lights a solution to Philly’s opioid epidemic?
Blue lights have been popping up around Philadelphia, even in some Starbucks bathrooms. Are the lights a solution to the opioid crisis or are they making it more dangerous?
Air Date: August 1, 2019
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