Architecture & Design

The largest pipe organ in the world is 100% operational, with legions of fans.

Hundreds of figures, creatures, and symbols adorn the sides of the largest municipal building in the country.

For many of us, the items in our closet hold meaning, memory, and stories within their seams. On this show, we explore those stories and ask what our clothing means to us.

The new public space in Headhouse Sq. now has parking and lighting for evening events. It is meant to be “inviting to people,” not off-putting, said SSHD director Mike Harris.

The collapse sent bricks and other debris crashing down onto a parked car and caved in a nearby manhole.

Three firms chosen from more than a dozen responding to a March request for proposals will move forward with a public engagement process for the redesign.

A ghost train station, a big sustainability boost, and a new skylight above the steps.

Veterans and immigrants build a traditional Iraqi house of reeds in a nature preserve in Roxborough.

Rwanda lacks picture books for kids. A Philly high school design class made one just for them.

Delaware leaders hope to mirror the success of the Wilmington Riverfront with a massive development plan for the other side of the Christina River.

The Sisters of St. Joseph would prefer that the next owner be the museum, just a stone’s throw away, if it can raise the money to acquire the property.

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier released a statement opposing plans for a proposed West Philly apartment building that had sparked controversial research.

One day after a fire destroyed the historic Northeast Philadelphia church, Tacony residents are hunting memories long ago buried in the building.

This weekend, the Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils its “Core Project,” a major renovation project four years in the making.

The final iteration of the hotel project would replace a large single-family dwelling from the 1990s near 3rd and Walnut streets.