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Will Midtown Village leave the Gayborhood behind? As the neighborhood grows and changes, some worry about a loss of identity ...
New York-based artist Jake Berman wants cities to start examining ways to bring their public transit systems into the future—by looking at the past. And for Philly, that means an oft-forgotten ...
There’s so much to see and do in Philly, but we get it: Sometimes you just need to get away. Good thing there are plenty of charming small towns scattered within two hours of the city that make for ...
Louis Kahn was a man of many talents: a gifted artist. A playful pianist. And in the words of Philip Johnson, one of the most influential and “beloved architects of all time.” Frank Gehry, speaking ...
Throughout his career, Kahn had many concepts that never broke ground. Chief among them were his grand and utopian visions for his hometown, the city of Philadelphia.
Petty’s Island’s return to the wild A 500-acre island once slated for a hotel and golf course has been preserved into perpetuity as a park instead. How did that happen?
This year, after nearly three years of construction, the Comcast Technology Center will open its doors in Center City, becoming Philadelphia’s first supertall tower, and the tallest and most ...
After closing up shop for more than a year, four branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia are opening their doors once again looking better, brighter, and even more beautiful than before.
PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building is considered one of Frank Furness’s most iconic works. Courtesy of Library of Congress By all accounts, the modern movement in architecture in the U.S. is typically ...
How “green” is Philly? It’s environmentally friendly enough to rank 8th in the nation for LEED-certified residential projects, according to a new study. Real estate website ADOBO recently revealed a ...
9 beautiful and historic train stations along SEPTA Regional Rail From multiple Frank Furness gems to one of the oldest stations in the U.S.
How I-95 broke Philly’s waterfront (and what the city is doing to fix it) Philly is dreaming big and small along the Delaware River after decades of damage caused by one highway ...