Posts Tagged ‘public spaces’

Bistro Folding Chairs, 30th Street

Bistro Folding Chairs, 30th Street “Porch”

March 22, 2012  |  Found

Veteran design writer Caroline Tiger debuts today on the Daily with some insight into the iconic French folding bistro chair, put to use in full flower in the new plaza outside 30th Street Station > more

Second Time's the Charm?

Second Time’s the Charm?

January 31, 2012  |  Soapbox

As ground was broken on the new Dilworth Plaza, we look back at what went wrong the first time around > more

A New Year, A New Zoning Code

A New Year, A New Zoning Code

December 23, 2011  |  Morning Blend

The Mayor signs the new zoning reform law, a look back at Philadelphia public space in 2011, an attempt to further Philly cooperatives on a national scale, and previewing the Winter Classic > more

TEDxPhilly: All Eyes On The City

TEDxPhilly: All Eyes On The City

November 7, 2011  |  News

Hidden City checks in the TEDxPhilly organizer Diana Lind, one of a couple dozen presenters at tomorrow's event > more

Urbanized, Not Quite Radicalized

Urbanized, Not Quite Radicalized

November 4, 2011  |  Vantage

Filmmaker Gary Hustwit's ambitious, intelligent film on urban design gives us a common language for understanding this century of the city but fails to account for underlying economics and ignores the issue of jobs (and joblessness) > more