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Architecture & Design

A view of the Roundhouse building.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Shaped like handcuffs, the future of Philly’s iconic Roundhouse is in debate

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

4 years ago

This November 2019 photo shows new condos at 1834 Frankford Avenue (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly passes bill that aims to encourage affordable housing in desirable neighborhoods

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

4 years ago

Marian Croak (left) and Patricia Bath
NPR
Science

Meet the first two Black women to be inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame

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.

4 years ago

Two young men walk past a rehab project in Strawberry Mansion, in 2018.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Council President Darrell Clarke to introduce overhaul of Philly Zoning Board

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

4 years ago

The Riverwalk development opened on the Schuylkill River in Logan Square this year. It flooded in Ida’s aftermath. (Ryan Briggs / WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why did new buildings flood in Philly? Outdated FEMA maps and building code

Developers are building new homes according to outdated regulations, according to Philadelphia flood czar Joshua Lippert.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After nearly $80,000 in repairs, PhilaMOCA threatened with demolition

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

4 years ago

People on recumbent bikes use MLK Drive
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Reimagining Philadelphia’s major roadways

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

Air Date: August 20, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Lights are seen on the One Liberty building in Philly
Community
Billy Penn

A new app lets you change the colors at the center of the Philly skyline

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

4 years ago

State officials hope to the new Site Readiness Fund will lead to more companies coming to Delaware like Swiss-based Datwyler did to build its manufacturing facility in Middletown, Delaware which opened in 2018. (screengrab/GoogleMaps)
Urban Planning

Delaware hopes to lure new business with site prep funding

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

4 years ago

Robert Paul smiles for a photo
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We’re doing it’: Black Philadelphians are diversifying unions. They want support

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

4 years ago

Firefighters rescue people from under a collapsed walkway in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on July 17, 1981. The collapse killed 114 people and injured more than 200. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

One of the deadliest U.S. accidental structural collapses happened 40 years ago today

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

4 years ago

An artist's rendering shows the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as reimagined by the Philadelphia firm DIGSAU and DLANDstudio of New York. (DIGSAU and DLANDstudio)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Hot mess of cars’ to ‘holistic’: Designers offer a kinder Ben Franklin Parkway

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

4 years ago

The exterior of the former Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament building
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

I grew up in West Philly churches. Please stop tearing down my landmarks

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.

4 years ago

An artist's rendering shows the 13-story apartment tower Orens Brothers Real Estate plans to build
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Knockout: Philly design board approves plan for housing at Blue Horizon boxing site

The plan approved by Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review board would put a 13-story apartment tower in the site of the historic boxing ring.

4 years ago

The exterior of the former Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Philly community pickets church demo by Boys Latin charter

A former Catholic church at 63rd and Callowhill could meet the wrecking ball as the Boys Latin charter school seeks to clear the way for a new recreation area.

4 years ago

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