Green Block Build Coalition Brings Extreme Home Makeovers to Mantua

Green Block Build Coalition Brings Extreme Home Makeovers to Mantua

Green Block Build Coalition partners and volunteers are making critical repairs and energy-efficiency upgrades to 20 Mantua homes this month. The coalition aims to help low-income homeowners conserve energy and finances, while making their homes safer and healthier.

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Chestnut Square groundbreaking Tuesday at Drexel

Chestnut Square groundbreaking Tuesday at Drexel

Tuesday evening, Drexel University will officially break ground on a $97.6 million mixed-use development on Chestnut Street that will house 869 students and 11 retail tenants.

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January 17-20: Robert A.M. Stern, Megaprojects & The Battle for Atlantic Yards, Chang, Lower Schuylkill Master Plan open houses, Philadelphia’s walkability

January 17-20: Robert A.M. Stern, Megaprojects & The Battle for Atlantic Yards, Chang, Lower Schuylkill Master Plan open houses, Philadelphia’s walkability
  • Tuesday: “Architecture and Place” with Robert A. M. Stern @ Drexel
  • Tuesday: Megaprojects @ PennDesign
  • Wednesday: In the Footprint: The Battle over Atlantic Yards opens @ Annenberg Center
  • Wednesday: Chang @ Penn Museum
  • Wednesday & Thursday: Lower Schuylkill Master Plan open houses @ Richard Allen Charter School and St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church
  • Thursday: Walkability: Philadelphia Strides Into the Future @ Academy of Natural Sciences
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    Drexel Demo at 32nd and Market makes way for new LeBow

    Drexel Demo at 32nd and Market makes way for new LeBow

    Drexel is building its LeBow College of Business a swanky new home where Matheson Hall used to stand.

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    October 31-November 4: PennDesign lectures, bike lane and skatepark meetings, urban design documentary

    October 31-November 4: PennDesign lectures, bike lane and skatepark meetings, urban design documentary
  • Monday: Susan Fainstein on the democractizaion of planning @ PennDesign
  • Wednesday: 13th Street trial bike lane meeting
  • Wednesday: Gustavo Araoz on international heritage conservation @ PennDesign
  • Wednesday: Water Tower Rec Center skatepark meeting
  • Thursday: Urbanized @ Drexel
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    Urbanized screening at Drexel on November 3

    Urbanized screening at Drexel on November 3

    Gary Hustwit brings his newest design documentary to Drexel University on next Thursdsay, and Eyes on the Street scored tickets to give away.

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    October 24-28: Kieran/Timberlake in conversation, 40th Street urban design, Haunted HSP, Spring Garden Greenway engagement, Preserving America dialogue

    October 24-28: Kieran/Timberlake in conversation, 40th Street urban design, Haunted HSP, Spring Garden Greenway engagement, Preserving America dialogue
  • Work and Words 1: Kieran/Timberlake
  • Civic Goals and Design Strategies for 40th Street Presentation
  • Spring Garden Greenway public input meeting
  • Master Builder Dialogues: Preserving America
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    Poor Clare’s facade reuse, Smart House gets nod, Royal Theater neglected, upcoming developments before Planning Commission

    Poor Clare’s facade reuse, Smart House gets nod, Royal Theater neglected, upcoming developments before Planning Commission
  • Poor Clare’s Monastery demolished, façade to return
  • Smart House wins eco-innovator award
  • The Royal Theater, still neglected under Gamble’s ownership
  • Plans for three developments met with concern at PCPC
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    Looking West: UPenn gets green energy program, Drexel’s John Fry and bio-wall, Immigration office to West Philly

    Looking West: UPenn gets green energy program, Drexel’s John Fry and bio-wall, Immigration office to West Philly

    It’s a crisp fall morning, and today promises nice weather for Occupy Philly‘s demonstrations outside City Hall, the unveiling of the Race Street Connector, and Night Market in Chinatown. Today, The Buzz looks west for news in and about West Philly. The University of Pennsylvania is starting a green energy research program thanks to a $13.6 million [...]

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    September 26-30: Preservation Power | Zoning at City Council | Weatherization Workshop | LOOK! on Lancaster

    September 26-30: Preservation Power | Zoning at City Council | Weatherization Workshop | LOOK! on Lancaster
  • Monday: Jean Carroon talks Preservation Power
  • Tuesday: Zoning Hearing
  • Tuesday: Weatherization Workshop
  • Friday: LOOK! on Lancaster Avenue
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