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Architecture & Design

The exterior of the Be a Gem Crossing apartment building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Affordable housing development replaces nuisance motel in North Philly

Be a Gem Crossing offers deeply discounted rents in a neighborhood where the median household income is roughly half of the city’s.

2 years ago

Listen 1:11
The images shows two circa 15-feet victorian bird cages and a slide.
Studio 2

Why Risky Play is Important, A ‘Chinese Menu’ for Lunar New Year

More speed, more heights, more tumbling, more fun? We discuss a new study about the importance of risky play and a new playground at FDR Park that puts it to the test.

Air Date: February 15, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:47
Conceptual drawing of the Parkway
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

New state funding to survey possible Eakins Oval redesign

The long-discussed plans to reimagine the Benjamin Franklin Parkway moving ever-so-slightly forward.

2 years ago

A group of people speaking together at a table
Urban Planning

Design workshop offers alternative ideas to 76ers proposal to build a new arena in Center City

More than a hundred designers, planners, professors and local residents came together Saturday to explore new visions for the Market Street corridor.

2 years ago

Emanuel Kelly poses for a photo
PlanPhilly
Community

‘The most wonderful human being’: Revered Philly architect leaves behind lasting legacy

During Emanuel Kelly's long career, his firm Kelly Maiello worked on some of the city’s most prominent public buildings.

2 years ago

Church
Community
Billy Penn

New funding to preserve Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The 134-year-old structure in Society Hill will get $90,000 to rehab its intricately designed stained-glass windows.

2 years ago

vacant lots
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Zoning approved for new North Philly police station

The ZBA unanimously approved the city’s proposal despite opposition from some residents.

2 years ago

Listen 1:02
A rider looks at a landscape with stone towers that reach into the sky, with a giant yellow glowing tree at the center.
The Pulse
Science

Why archaeologists study virtual worlds from video games

There’s a growing field of academic study where archaeologists study virtual worlds, or work with game developers to recreate historical sites.

2 years ago

Listen 12:11
A rendering and map of the Chinatown Stitch project.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The ‘Chinatown Stitch’ looks to rejoin a neighborhood divided by the Vine Street Expressway

Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.

2 years ago

The old Montgomery County Prison, built in 1854 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, closed in 1987. (Library of Congress)
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Preserving the Airy Street Prison, ‘Untenable’ City Bus Depot, ‘Stand Up and Shout’

Today, the debate over Norristown's historic Airy Street prison. And, the new HBO Max documentary "Stand Up and Shout," songs from a Philly high school.

Air Date: November 9, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:21
The Capital One arena in DC
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

What it took to build a basketball arena in the middle of D.C.’s Chinatown

The process isn’t the same as Philly, but as the Sixers press forward, it can be useful to understand how it happened.

2 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus
Community
Billy Penn

These prominent Philadelphia landmarks are still named after Christopher Columbus

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

2 years ago

Meris Westberg works to restore a wall
Community

Burlington County Prison Museum is restoring decades-old graffiti created by prisoners

The $2.9 million conservation project began in May and includes a new roof and other masonry work at the museum.

2 years ago

Listen 1:15
A rendering of a proposed Sixers arena
Studio 2

Sixers Arena on Market East, Madame Fromage, Flags and Vexillology

The ongoing debate surrounding the 76ers arena on Market East has reached a boiling point, with multiple stakeholders now entering the fray. We have the latest updates.

Air Date: October 5, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:16
Rendering of Wells Fargo Center exterior
Urban Planning

Wells Fargo Center adding LED screens, lights in final phase of transformation project

New LED screens, lighting, and canopies at the Wells Fargo Center will be completed by early 2024.

2 years ago

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