
Architecture & Design
A hotter topic: Building heat resilience into multifamily housing
Affordable multifamily housing is the most vulnerable building sector when it comes to extreme weather, and its residents have fewer resources.
7 years ago
Developer proposes multi-use community for AstraZeneca site in Wilmington
Della Donne & Associates plans to convert 1.8 million square feet into a community of office spaces, luxury apartments, a hotel, restaurants, and shops.
7 years ago
Rizzo statue to move in 2 to 3 years, Kenney says
Mayor wants move to coincide with a renovation of Thomas Paine Plaza, just across from City Hall where the statue stands.
7 years ago
Monument stands sentry for Atlantic City, guards childhood memories
The names of battles in which Atlantic City men fought are carved in the top along with medallions of the armed forces.
7 years ago
A jazz legend’s Philadelphia home fading away
John Coltrane's vacant house on North 33rd Street is deteriorating but still bears marks of the composer's achievement.
7 years ago
Young masons breathe new life into work of preserving Eastern State Penitentiary
Working with small trowels and brushes, the Philadelphia volunteers are restoring the mortar with a mix of lime and sand — materials used when 19th-century prison was built.
7 years ago
St. Katharine Drexel’s tomb moving to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The new location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be open to the public in September once construction in complete.
7 years ago
Listen 1:47A master plan for Society Hill proposes new design guidelines — and downzoning
It aims to protect the vision of Edmund Bacon, the master planner who transformed the neighborhood into one of Philly's wealthiest during the urban-renewal era of '50s-'60s.
7 years ago
Organizations with deep community roots on mission to strengthen Philadelphia
Put together the needs and the assets on either side of the walls of the sacred properties, and you see a whole new necessity – and possibility.
7 years ago
From sacred to civic, new life for old Philly churches
Philadelphia has seen its share of old church buildings neglected and even torn down, but a new collaboration seeks to transform them into community assets.
7 years ago
Listen 5:59The past, present, and future of Philadelphia parks and architecture
Guests: Kevin Dow, Inga Saffron, David Brownlee A portion of the new Reading Viaduct Rail Park opens today – it ...
Air Date: June 14, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00The allure and dangers of exploring Philly’s decaying beauty
Philadelphia reveals itself to residents and visitors who seek out all that makes the city unique. Photographer Chandra Lampreich is amo ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:23Union leader, administration officials blast construction tax
Senior Kenney administration officials and powerful union leader John Dougherty were emphatic Wednesday about their opposition to a proposed 1 percent tax on construction.
7 years ago