Unlisted Philadelphia: Hotel Powelton
Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a Black Bottom landmark with ties to beer, Albert Barnes, and American jazz legends > more
Arata Isozaki, Installation Designer Of First Louis Kahn Retrospective, Receives Pritzker Prize
Celebrated Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins the world's premier lifetime achievement award in the building arts. In Philadelphia, he is known for his creative installation design of the first retrospective devoted to Louis Kahn. Lance Knickerbocker has the story > more
Unraveling Myths About Philly’s Pioneering African American Architect
Amy Cohen separates fact from fiction surrounding one of Philadelphia's most famous architects, Julian Francis Abele > more
Op-ed: Lessons Learned & Magic Found At Neutra’s Hassrick House In East Falls
In this personal essay Jefferson University architecture student Shannon McLain gives a passionate account of the student-led effort to preserve a mid-century modern home on Cherry Lane. > more
Public Space Rises From The Stacks At Parkway Central
Michael Bixler has this preview of the three new public spaces opening on Friday at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Parkway Central branch > more
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