
Architecture & Design
Say goodbye to the 30th Street Station flip board; Jared Kushner & the Saudis
Guests: Inga Saffron, Mark Kuhn, Brendan Boyle, Mark Mazzetti Say goodbye to 30 ...
Air Date: December 11, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Sacred spaces reimagined with preservation, Philly communities in mind
Food was a common thread connecting all three projects.
7 years ago
In Iraq, a race to protect the crumbling bricks of ancient Babylon
"Babylon was the first city in history. We want to work here because we love this city."
7 years ago
Birth of cool: 40-year retrospective of Dieter Rams’ product design at Philly art museum
If you’ve ever tried to imagine what a space-age bachelor pad might look like, this exhibition of his stereo equipment and modular furniture may come close.
7 years ago
As Baltimore Avenue changes, new signs honor ‘current history’
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7 years ago
Bill to ban new 3-story homes in Point Breeze, Grays Ferry introduced by Councilman Johnson
The bill proposes updating zoning maps to reflect the development that currently exists in the neighborhood.
7 years ago
Cherry Street Pier debuts this weekend
After a $5 million makeover, the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia opens as a public park.
7 years ago
Historic Germantown Boys and Girls Club spared wrecking ball
High atop the municipal building at 1515 Arch Street on Tuesday morning, the long battle over the future of the Germantown Boys and Girls Club appeared to end in détente.
7 years ago
A NE Philly school designed by a friend of Ben Franklin to be reborn as Albanian cultural center
It was a schoolhouse where Revolutionary-era leaders offered a "polite education" to young men in the then-new city of Philadelphia
7 years ago
Remembering Robert Venturi, Philadelphia architect who gave ‘more’
Robert Venturi, one of the most influential design minds of the 20th century, passed away on Tuesday, September 18 at the age of 93, after battling Alzheimer’s disease.
7 years ago
Painted Bride denied historic status, removing roadblock to iconic building’s sale
The historical commission heard impassioned testimony from both sides of the fate of the storied Painted Bride.
7 years ago
Listen 2:14Hickman Temple AME celebrates a win in the effort to preserve its historic church
Observers of Philadelphia’s real estate scene know how this story usually goes.
7 years ago
Listen 3:37Inside Cherry Street Pier’s $5 million remake
With less than a month and a half left until the scheduled opening of the renovated Cherry Street Pier on Oct. 12, the 99-year-old structure on the Delaware River waterfront.
7 years ago
Favored to rise at 709 Chestnut St.: A 27-story condo tower
A condo tower proposed for 709 Chestnut St. received glowing reviews from the Civic Design Review Committee and the city’s Planning Commission staff at a presentation.
7 years ago
Taking ‘panes’ to overhaul Philly visitors center in LOVE Park
The challenge of installing windows in the circular visitors center has delayed its expected reopening until spring.
7 years ago