Hidden Mansion, Lost Dell
Forgotten waterfall, trolly route, and 18th century villa...Stephen Stofka unlocks the secrets of the lost landscape of Chamounix, in Fairmount Park > more
The More Things Change…
Stephen Stofka takes an initial glance at a series of new projects that have the potential to transform the massive campus-like expanse in the center of West Philly. The only problem--none of them seem to demonstrate a taste for good urban design > more
Tepid Urbanism At New Norris Apartments
Stephen Stofka looks under the hood at the Philadelphia Housing Authority's new LEED certified Norris Apartments and finds green design that's not nearly as green--or urban--as it should be > more
Drexel’s New Face
Brutalism made fertile, says Stephen Stofka about Drexel University's new Papdakis Integrated Sciences Center, reviewed here > more
Suburban, Exurban, New Urban South Philadelphia
Take the Stofka tour through the deepest, farthest reaches of South Philly > more
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