Architecture & Design

Councilmember Cindy Bass wants to put a six-month moratorium on most building demolitions in her district. The move may be unprecedented.

The ceramics center will vacate its Old City home of 41 years for a $14.5 million custom-designed building for artists and community members.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s iconic headquarters symbolizes police brutality to many. Now Philadelphians will have a chance to help guide its redevelopment.

The measure tweaks an incentive that allows developers to construct larger buildings than typically allowed in exchange for supporting affordable housing.

The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been around for nearly five decades but hasn't included any Black women in its ranks — until now.

Clarke wants to give City Council more power over neighborhood development after a series of zoning decisions that he believed favored developers.

Developers are building new homes according to outdated regulations, according to Philadelphia flood czar Joshua Lippert.

The Callowhill arts venue owned by the musician Diplo faces a threat from the city over problems with the historic building’s structural integrity.

Bikes, scooters, pedestrians - oh my! How will Philadelphia make routes safer (and maybe greener) for all travelers to share?

An upgrade added animation to the crown of One Liberty Place, now outfitted in easily-adjusted LEDs.

Delaware lawmakers have long prided themselves on making the state “business-friendly.” Now they’re offering financial incentives to lure more future employers.

After several years of seeing Philadelphia fail to meaningfully diversify the city’s booming construction and building trades, Black workers want change.

The deadly structural failure is still closely studied by civil engineers and serves as a cautionary tale for similar designs.

The winning concepts focused on permanent pedestrian improvements for the infamously auto-centric parkway. A panel will eventually select a single plan.

West Philly’s 140-year-old Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is set to be demolished, erasing local Black history and memory, writes resident Kyle Hiller.