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
The New Mariposa’s Regional Food Synergy
Checking in at the newly expanded West Philly co-op, work begins on Franklin Institute expansion, South Philly's Paolone Park in its spring beauty, the Convention Center slashes fees, and the "Future of Museums" up for discussion > more
The Other–Other–High Line
Not the Reading Viaduct, and still heavily used, the West Philadelphia Elevated Branch flies 50 feet above the street from Grays Ferry to the Zoo > more
Drexel’s New Face
Brutalism made fertile, says Stephen Stofka about Drexel University's new Papdakis Integrated Sciences Center, reviewed here > more
Drexel To Greatly Bolster Housing Accommodations
New student housing to assist in Drexel's goals, a review of the van Gogh exhibit, new SEPTA tracks in NoLibs, counting Philly's bikes, and a documentary premiere > more
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