In Praise Of Sister Cities
A game-changing installation on Logan Square becomes an effective hinge between Center City and the Parkway and a powerful argument for enlivening our public spaces > more
(Sky) Lines And Memories, Redoubt
In memory of Maurice Sendak, Nathaniel Popkin explores the urbanism of the great children's author and illustrator, who died this week > more
Gods of Water
Not since the creation of the gardens of Babylon in the first or second century BCE, has a city sough such delight (and the affirmation of engineering) in reflecting pools, jets, mist, tumbling water, and spray > more
Why Old Schools Are The Original Green Buildings
This and other insights on the practice of architecture, the future of the School District of Philadelphia, and why there are no bad buildings from Cecelia Denegre and Joseph Denegre, whose firm CDA&I is celebrating 20 years of renovation architecture > more
Progress At 19th Street Baptist
With training provided by the Bucks County-based LimeWorks.us, which specializes in hydraulic lime mortar, volunteers stabilized the church's north wall > more
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