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"A culture of despair” when it comes to preservation in Philadelphia
Earlier this month, PlanPhilly spoke with Aaron Wunsch, the new assistant professor of historic preservation at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been instrumental in ongoing efforts to rescue the Frank…
PennPraxis celebrates 10th season with session on its future direction
To commemorate the 10th birthday of PennPraxis on Saturday, Executive Director Harris Steinberg and Penn School of Design Dean Marilyn Jordan Taylor invited planning and design experts, alums, and Philadelphia residents…
The Battle for Atlantic Yards comes to Penn, bookended with megaproject forums
Development can make for sensational drama, which is just what the the docu-musical, In the Footprint: The Battle over Atlantic Yards promises for its 16-show run at Penn's Annenberg Center…
Weekly Press: Talks on Riverfront Redevelopment Ring in the New Year
Weekly Press: Talks on Riverfront Redevelopment Ring in the New Year This month’s Society Hill Civic Association meeting attracted community associations from surrounding river wards, such as those in Pennsport…
Pier power on the waterfront
By MARILYN JORDAN TAYLOR A ONE-ACRE pier-park opening on the Delaware last week might not sound like a big deal, but it packs a wallop for changing our Central Delaware Riverfront…
Waterfront Corp. pleased with "heat island" of development near Race Street Pier
With Race Street Pier scheduled to open as a new park this spring, a plan to create a live arts venue with a restaurant in a former pumping station across the…
Philadelphia's fixes "are inevitable"
Feb. 19 By Kellie Patrick GatesFor PlanPhillySitting in her Meyerson Hall office overlooking a busy walkway on the Penn campus, architect and urban designer Marilyn Jordan Taylor recalled a…
Industrial focus for Mayors’ Institute
Feb. 12 By Thomas J. WalshFor PlanPhilly “When I saw this I almost fell out of my chair.” It was Alan Greenberger who said that – the executive director of…
