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Architecture & Design

Architectural rendering of 76 Place
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Urban Planning

New renderings provide more detailed look at Sixers arena proposal for Center City

The renderings come while the city is in the process of evaluating the impact of 76 Place.

2 years ago

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Established in 1871, Philadelphia Chinatown includes more than 40 locally designated historic properties
NPR
Urban Planning

Here’s the latest list of the ’11 Most Endangered Historic Places’ in the U.S.

The 2023 list includes a gas station, an artist studio and two Chinatowns.

3 years ago

The exterior of the
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia is moving closer to selling the Roundhouse. Residents say it shouldn’t be demolished

The city has said it would release a request for proposal sometime this year.

3 years ago

Looking up inside the dome at the N.J. Capitol building
Politics & Policy

$300M N.J. statehouse renovation wraps up as governor moves in

More than six years after the project was announced, the badly-needed renovations are almost entirely done.

3 years ago

Firefighters attempt to control the Camdem home that Dr. Martin Luther King spent time in.
Community
6abc

Owner of Martin Luther King Jr. house that burned in Camden vows to rebuild

Pastor Khan says Dr. King spent time at the New Jersey home from 1948 to 1951 while studying at the Crozer Theological Seminary.

3 years ago

The glass-enclosed-deck is shown at the Kimmel Center.
Arts & Entertainment

After his death, architect Viñoly still guides the future of the Kimmel Center

Rafael Viñoly, 78, died after a long and prolific design career. He still has a “voice in the future” of his concept for the Kimmel Center.

3 years ago

Life sized blooms that look like something out of a Dr. Seuss novel stand tall along the promenade at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show in the Pa. Convention Center
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

The Philadelphia Flower Show returns indoors for a show that’s out of this world

After two years in FDR Park, the exhibition is back at the Convention Center with a new spark.

3 years ago

A view of Philly skyline lit up in green.
Community
Billy Penn

Comcast Center expedites crown lights upgrade to turn Eagles green for the first time ever

For the first time, Philadelphia’s two tallest buildings have joined the tradition of lighting up in support of local sports teams, contributing to an emerald-studded horizon.

3 years ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Architectural marvel or symbol of police brutality? Former headquarters for Philadelphia police faces uncertain future

The Roundhouse served as police headquarters for nearly six decades. Now it’s going up for sale. And it’s unclear if it’ll be preserved or demolished.

3 years ago

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A row of screens are displayed in a gallery.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Bo Bardi-mania’: British artist Isaac Julien returns to Philly ‘entangled’ in a Brazilian architect

The British video artist returns to Philly with his second installation in a year, about the Brazilian modernist who transformed São Paulo.

3 years ago

A compilation of development projects happening in Philly
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

9 Philly development projects you’ll hear a lot about in 2023

Parkland, apartments, office towers — it’s all happening in Philadelphia this year.

3 years ago

A view of the Roundhouse, the former headquarters of the Philadelphia Police Department, on Dec. 8, 2022. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Wide and varied’ opinions offered of future of Philly’s Roundhouse during months of public input

Many said they wanted to see the complicated history of the city’s former police headquarters recognized in the site’s next life.

3 years ago

A rendering shows the Vestige Garden at Calder Gardens, a proposed museum dedicated to the works of Alexander Calder, to be located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. (Herzog & de Meuron)
Arts & Entertainment

New Calder museum plans revealed for the Parkway

The Calder Gardens will be built along the Parkway in Philadelphia in 2023, pairing Alexander Calder’s famous mobiles with natural landscaping.

3 years ago

The old Family Court Building on Vine Street in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s African American Museum moving to the Ben Franklin Parkway

After 50 years at the corner of 7th and Arch streets, the museum will occupy a portion of the long-vacant historic Family Court building next to the Free Library.

3 years ago

The ''Roundhouse,'' the Philadelphia Police Department's soon-to-be-former headquarters
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

What’s the future of Philly’s iconic Roundhouse? Officials seek community input

The iconic Police Administration Building will soon be vacant. Its future will be informed by a public engagement process expected to stir painful memories of its past.

3 years ago

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