Architecture & Design

The new additions to the list were announced in Baku, Azerbaijan at UNESCO's annual conference.

The sprawling 1,100-unit project would include multifamily rental buildings at the western end of the site, followed by diverse array of single-family town homes

Grace Baptist Church of Germantown demolished its community center to make way for a new 15,000-square-foot, energy-efficient building to provide enhanced community services.

A $250 million luxury tower is rising on South Broad Street. City officials were on hand to praise the new development, which benefited from the 10-year tax abatement.

As architects seek ways to squeeze housing into crowded Philly neighborhoods, they are turning to what ISA principal Brian Phillips calls the “leftover lots.”

For some visitors who have enjoyed the Franklin Institute as kids and now as parents, the fact that there is a train exhibit featuring a 350-ton locomotive may be a surprise.

This week: N.J.'s new statute of limitations on sex abuse victims, Democratic candidate for Philadelphia Mayor Anthony Williams, Reading Terminal's pedestrian-friendly plan.

His designs added elegance to landscapes worldwide with their powerful geometric shapes and grand spaces.

As Philly grows, historical preservationists worry that the city is sacrificing its built heritage for the sake of development.

Philadelphia architect Louis "Lou" Kahn came up a grand design plan for cutting down on traffic congestion 60 years ago. Why wasn't it embraced?

In reaction to concerns about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Old City church tests its “deluge” suppression system.

Doctors, musicians, and engineers are teaming up to find out how to rid hospitals of stressful beeps and alarms and replace them with more harmonious alternatives.

French expatriates in Philly remember the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as a landmark of their youth, and they wonder if it will ever be the same after Monday’s fire.

Philadelphia has many old, iconic buildings and neighborhoods. So why are so few of these sites historically preserved and protected from the wrecking ball?

This weekend, a church in West Philadelphia will host performances of music composed by experimental sound artist Maryanne Amacher.