Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Upcoming Events
2013 CFA Building Philadelphia Lecture Series - Misfits and Heroes: Modernism in the Delaware Valley
Misfits and Heroes: Modernism in the Delaware Valley (William Whitaker, Curator, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania)
"Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History & Politics" is the definitive course on the development of… Read More
Paine’s Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
After more then a decade in the grind of development, Paine’s Park skatepark is set to make its public debut on May 22.
Since the project was first conceptualized in 2002… Read More
Design and Philadelphia, Women In Architecture Scholarship fundraiser featuring Inga Saffron
Women In Architecture is proud to present its inaugural Scholarship Event to promote open discussion of design topics affecting the Greater Philadelphia region while benefiting a student’s pursuit of architecture. The… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Media
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
2013 Hidden City Festival Opening Day
Eight Sites, Nine Projects, Six Weeks To Explore The City
Opening May 23, the Festival engages nine wonderful but underused (and mostly inaccessible) sites across the city of Philadelphia, from a… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Victorian Philadelphia West of Broad
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: City Hall to City Hall
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Gilded Age Philadelphia
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
2013 CFA Building Philadelphia Lecture Series - Ed Bacon and the Future of Philadelphia
Ed Bacon and the Future of Philadelphia
"Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History & Politics" is the definitive course on the development of Philadelphia and its architecture. This engaging 10-part lecture series is… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Post Industrial City: Callowhill St. From Broad to the Delaware River
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
Gardening with History: Planning and Practice
The Philadelphia region leads the nation in garden heritage sites. How do our historic landscape stewards sustain both garden and mission in the 21st century? What are best practices and opportunities?… Read More
20th Century Chestnut Hill: A celebration of mid-century architecture - Film: My Architect
Award-winning writer-director Nathaniel Kahn will present My Architect: A Son’s Journey, his Oscar-nominated film about Louis Kahn. The film weaves together the biography of the elder Kahn, a tour of… Read More
Opening Tap: Kickoff to Philly Beer Week
Kick off the world's largest beer celebration of its kind with a festival like no other. Welcome the arrival of the Hammer of Glory from its daylong relay through the streets… Read More
The Roots Picnic
The Roots Picnic, the annual music extravaganza from our hometown hip-hop heroes, returns for its sixth year on June 1.
With a reputation as the hardest working band in music, … Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Art Deco
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
20th Century Chestnut Hill: A celebration of mid-century architecture - House Tour
The self-guided tour will include five houses designed by Stonorov, Montgomery & Bishop, Nolen/Runyan and Ueland. A separate guided tour of Kahn’s “Esherick House" and Venturi’s “Mother’s House” will also be offered… Read More
POP Pollinator Garden Workshop
Join us for this great educational opportunity sponsored by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Starting at 10am, we'll put the "work" in workshop by sheetmulching a new pollinator garden space at… Read More
POP Woodford Strawberry Festival
Join us for this fun community celebration of the spring harvest at the Woodford Orchard! Festival activities start at noon with all kinds of family fun including arts & crafts, games,… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Littlest Streets East of Broad
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
The Preservation Alliance Walking Tour: Society Hill Stroll
Tours range from Center City locales, including Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square, to notable neighborhoods such as South of South, Fishtown and Callowhill. There are specialized themed tours such as Lewis… Read More
