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Inside the N.J. state Captiol building in Trenton, which is undergoing renovations. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Community

N.J. state Capitol renovations on track for 2022 completion

Renovation and restoration work is expected to begin early next year.

7 years ago

Abolition Hall in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
Community

Former Underground Railroad stop in Montco at center of preservation fight

The property is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, established almost 50 years ago, and the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Urban Planning

Preservation vs. development in Philly

Guest; Harris Steinberg, Paul Steinke, Leo Addimando Philadelphia has a lot of old buildings–68% of them we ...

Air Date: May 10, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:47
Jane’s Walk 2017 (PlanPhilly/file)
PlanPhilly
Community

A neighborhood walk that’s healthy for you — and the city, too

In urban spaces all over the world, pedestrians traverse their cities’ neighborhoods, with the goal of living by the standards set by urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Phillies bringing new anti-terror architecture to Citizens Bank Park

7 years ago

Trainee Quan King looks in on the open gym at Cobbs Creek Rec Center.
PlanPhilly
Community

When it comes to redesigning a rec center, the real experts are the kids on the courts

On his first day of work at Cobbs Creek Recreation Center, Quan King stepped through a metal doorway that led to a barren foyer.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Inside the Society Hill library where ‘hidden’ Philadelphia lives in 19th-century grandeur

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Architects assail Toll’s Jewelers Row tower as it moves towards construction

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Inspired by Philly’s neighborhoods, landscape architect Walter Hood is changing how cities design public spaces

7 years ago

Tom Paino's house has been called the ugliest house in Queens. (Courtesy of Tom Paino)
The Pulse
Science

Rising above flood risk

For houses vulnerable to flooding, elevation can be a solution. But how do you raise a home that’s connected to others?

7 years ago

Listen 12:58
The building was gutted by fire on Feb. 18. Adjacent buildings were damaged.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Demolition begins on Old City buildings gutted by fire

Demolition work began Tuesday on a pair of historic buildings in Old City that were gutted by a February 18th fire.

7 years ago

702 Sansom from the street-level
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Toll Brothers releases new design for Jewelers Row tower

Toll Brothers hopes the fourth time’s the charm as the Horsham-based luxury home builder releases the latest renderings of its controversial Jewelers Row condo tower.

7 years ago

Toll Brothers City Living
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Jewelers’ Row tower needs more work, city board says

The Toll Brothers proposal for a 24-story condo tower in the midst of Jewelers’ Row received a mixed-review at the city’s Civic Design Review (CDR) board on Tuesday.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Visit these 5 Gilded Age landmarks before it’s too late

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why is Toll Bros. designing a “background” building for an iconic Philly neighborhood?

8 years ago

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