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aerial illustrated view of redeveloped philadelphia riverfront at Penn’s Landing
76ers get 86'd

Durst tapped for $2.2B riverfront redevelopment scheme in Philadelphia

aerial view of the philadelphia inquirer headquarters
A Failure in Philly

Top editor resigns from Philadelphia Inquirer after ‘Buildings Matter, too’ headline

a mural in philadelphia
Showing No Love

Philadelphia mayor proposes gutting city’s arts and culture office

Cedar and Stone

Snøhetta’s book repository at Temple University tips its glazed hat to older campus buildings

Interior exhibition shot of a twisting wooden tower, on view in Invisible City
Invisible No More

Invisible City reveals Philly’s avant-garde side

Gallery with obelisk sculpture, brick wall with wedged colorful garments, and a carousel in the background
A Monumental Exhibition

Solo exhibition at ICA Philadelphia explores our link to monuments

Glazed and Confused

DIGSAU will break ground on Philadelphia’s new Center for Ceramic Arts

A top down view of colorful metal bands forming columns and circular open roofs, designed by SOFTlab
Highly Evolved

SOFTlab used complex computation to realize a colorful Philly installation

Photo of the Columbus Square pavilion, a small, circular structure with thick stone walls, a single red door, and an angular roof.
Architects Anonymous

Did Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher build Philadelphia’s modernist stone pavilion? The answer may save it from demolition

The Schuylkill Yards are a multi-acre redevelopment located in West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia Born and Raised

PAU’s JFK Towers will stagger over Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards

Exterior of a low, stone-covered building in the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Beautiful Brut

DIGSAU brings prefabricated concrete formwork to the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Aerial photo of Charles Library, a stone building with upturned swoops at the corners
A "Temple" to Books

Snøhetta’s swooping Charles Library opens at Temple University

A photo of the glass pyramidal Beth Sholom Synagogue
Sonic Histories

Artist David Hartt brings multimedia installation to a Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue

Rendering of a geometric building
Will Gritty Show Up?

Populous reveals the Western Hemisphere’s largest esports arena in Philadelphia

Photo of Philadelphia's Parkway House apartments
Her Philly

Maintaining the footprint of female architects in Philadelphia

Photo of sculptures by Kambel Smith
Little Athens of America

Self-taught artist carefully recreates Philadelphia’s notable buildings

Photo of Andrea Blum's Plateau sculpture
Pleateauing

Andrea Blum’s sculptures make space in Philadelphia

Photo of Rutgers School of Nursing and Science designed by Perkins Eastman
No Shingles Here

Colored concrete and perforated fins keep this downtown school cool

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