Code for America's Jennifer Pahlka talks networked cities at TEDx
In November, TEDxPhilly brought together some of our city's brightest urbanists and performers for a day full of urban inspiration and…
Holy Family's proposal for Liddonfield site has broad community support
The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) has 20 proposals for the former Liddonfield public housing site in Upper Holmesburg. Although the site's…
January 20-22: Philadelphia Dance Party, Space Savers Project, Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
Art after 5: Philadelphia Dance Party Friday, January 20, 5pm. Philadelphia Musuem of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Yes, the dance…
Water Works: Philadelphia's clean water legacy
Fairmount Water Works, c. 1901 | Detroit Publishing Company collection, Library of Congress Philadelphia has always thought big when it came…
Miniority construction divide, new PECO substation, gangs and the city, pedestrian app redlines
Frown | Flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupCitypaper wonders if the city’s new minority hiring rules for…
Failings of the new Family Court's design and development process
The new Family Court Building at 15th and Arch is a development already scarred by political scandal, and a design process…
Calling SEPTA Sweethearts
'A Love Letter to You' murals | Picture This by flickr user Sabeth718 | Creative Commons Ever locked eyes with a…
Zoning remapping plan okayed, 12-story apartment house to replace YWCA Annex, Yorktown student housing ban stands, City loses millions to Wall Street swaps
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission approved the way forward for zoning remapping at Tuesday’s meeting, reports PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey. On August…
Master Plan for the Central Delaware wins AIA award
In early January, the American Institute of Architects announced that the Master Plan for the Central Delaware had won a 2012…
Chestnut Park renamed to honor designer John F. Collins
At a rainy ceremony today, Chestnut Park became John F. Collins Park, renamed to honor the pocket park’s designer who passed…
January 17-20: Robert A.M. Stern, Megaprojects & The Battle for Atlantic Yards, Chang, Lower Schuylkill Master Plan open houses, Philadelphia's walkability
“Architecture and Place” with Robert A. M. Stern Tuesday, January 17, 6:30-8pm. Drexel University, Mandell Theater, 33rd and Chestnut Street.…
Ronald McDonald house as perfect reuse, billboard rumble on Moyamensing, deepening the Delaware, Temple's Philly civil rights archive
A 19th-century Romanesque mansion at 39th and Chestnut was reused as the Ronald McDonald House in 1981. PlanPhilly’s Alan Jaffe looks…
Youngjin Yoo on seeing cities as computing platforms at TEDx
In November, TEDxPhilly brought together some of our city's brightest urbanists and performers for a day full of urban inspiration and…
MLK Day of Service, Central Delaware zoning, Philly first in modesty, mod-minded rebirth for Mercantile Library
Good morning, chilly Philly. If you're free, warm up by participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Opportunities…
Zoe Strauss is everywhere
Philly is in love with Zoe Strauss. Strauss, a 41-year-old Philly-born photographer, has spent the past decade recording American life, in…
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years, Green Roofs 101, electronics recycling, heirlooms workshop
Patina & Lit | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr groupZoe Strauss: 10 Years Opens Saturday, January 14.…
Patching 19th Street Baptist Church to buy time for its future
With sweat equity, generous donations, and building supplies purchased through a modest emergency grant, comes hope for the 19th Street Baptist…
Darrell Clarke's revenue plan, Venice Island eyesore, Church moves partly due to parking woes, transition at the Navy Yard, SEPTA's flat budget
What’s on Council President Darrell Clarke’s 2012 agenda? Revenue Generation. The Naked City reports that Clarke’s plans include: parking space leases…
