Architecture With A Little Help From Frank Furness, We Evaluate 10 New Projects Hidden City architecture critic Jason Lempieri summons the spirit of Frank Furness in this appraisal of Philly’s newest urban forms
Architecture Navy Yard: Contemporary Architecture, But Will It Add Up? (Part II) What’s been built, what’s in the works, and what’s on the boards. Contributor Jason Lempieri sizes up new corporate architecture at the Navy Yard
Architecture The Navy Yard: An Office Worker’s Paradise, Part I Architecture professor and designer Jason Lempieri takes a look at the future of the Navy Yards with a critique in two parts. This first installment explores the dynamic, growing office park that emanates residential potential and begs for urban definition
Architecture Hot Or Not, Part II: A Drive-By Critique New construction in Philadelphia is on fire right now. Perfect timing to feature another episode of “Hot or Not,” courtesy of our indespensible drive-by architecture critic Jason Lempieri
Architecture Venturi’s Guild House: 50 Years Of Everyday Extraordinary Design Fifty years out, Robert Venturi’s landmark Guild House still receives mixed reviews—just as Venturi might have it. Jason Lempieri provides his architectural insight of the landmark building (on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places since 2004) after its first century
Architecture Still Learning From Venturi: An Appreciation With this week’s announced retirement of the seminal postmodern architect Robert Venturi, we’re still learning from his (and Denise Scott Brown’s) Learning From Las Vegas, writes designer Jason Lempieri