May 7 – 11: Philip Johnson and Eames films | Ed Bacon | Transforming Schoolyards | Unexpected Houses
Somerset Neighbors organize, 245 new buses, Gardner and Barnes modernize, dreaming a new Divine Lorraine, Philly ranks as 30th most competitive global city, NextFab2 coming soon
St. Boniface is all but gone, Central United Methodist Church on its way down
Tough times for Philadelphia religious buildings as more and more are meeting the wrecking ball. St. Boniface Church on Norris Square has been reduced to rubble, and the demolition of Central United Methodist Church in Frankford just started, and those are only the ones we know about.
January 30-February 3: Preservation economics, Megaprojects forum, Janette Sadik-Khan, Ed Bacon student design competition, South Philly street design, political gridlock and transportation
Rethinking space on South Philly’s narrow streets
The Safe Streets for Healthy Neighborhoods initiative, a partnership between the Bicycle Coalition and Community Design Collaborative, is cooking up street designs that make room for cycling and pedestrians on South Philly’s narrow grid. Get a peek at their ideas at a meeting on February 1.
Dickinson Square Park renovation underway
Dickinson Square Park’s facelift started this fall, and promises to make the park a better public space for Pennsport.
South Philly bikes, PIDC loan to papers, Community Design Collaborative as matchmaker, Occupy digs in its heels
Big Chalkers, Qualities of Life, Thief of Baghdad, Cobbs Creek trail, Public Architecture, Preserving Philadelphia’s Neigborhoods
Green Roundup: More LEED affordable housing opens, Southwest Philly Farm grows, Wells Fargo Center composts, Einstein and MLK High partner
Park(ing) Day 2011
Today was Park(ing) Day when metered parking spaces worldwide are transformed into temporary parks – in Philly there were more than 30 to discover.
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