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The Complicated Growth Of CHOP
Development

The Complicated Growth Of CHOP

What happens when a growing healthcare institution meets with a growing residential neighborhood at a crucial location for the entire city? The answer, Theresa Everline finds, is quite complicated, in this detailed look at CHOP’s expansion on the east side of the South Street Bridge

Finding Sanctuary In A Converted Church
Preservation

Finding Sanctuary In A Converted Church

In a neighborhood where too many historic churches have met the wrecking ball and been replaced by uninspired and expensive homes, the former St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church (later Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church) will live on. Christopher Mote reports on the rebranded Sanctuary Lofts, under conversion now

Charting What’s Next At The Royal Theater—Again
Preservation

Charting What’s Next At The Royal Theater—Again

With an Act 135 petition to give conservatorship to developer Ori Feibush looming and a state grant gone, Universal Companies’ drive to redevelop the Royal Theater has a renewed urgency. Bradley Maule talks with project adviser Carl Dranoff and others about the challenges ahead, after a Monday night public meeting

As Infill Row House Projects Abound, A Designer Weighs The Issues
Architecture

As Infill Row House Projects Abound, A Designer Weighs The Issues

Bloated, super-sized row houses are the norm in new construction. Reviewing several new projects, Fátima Olivieri explores the design issues and the causes underlying this trend

G-Ho High Five
Architecture

G-Ho High Five

Though G-Ho has exploded with development over the past ten years, much of it has been lackluster in design. With a five-story proposal on the corner of 23rd, South, and Grays Ferry, developer Jason Nusbaum and architects Plumbob bring the neighborhood a splash of flash

Ceremony Celebrates Comeback Of Catharine Thorn Fountain
Preservation

Ceremony Celebrates Comeback Of Catharine Thorn Fountain

Catharine Thorn Fountain is turned on, re-enlivening the 23rd-South-Grays Ferry triangle. Rob Lybeck is there, supporting his neighborhood

Field Guide To New Row House Construction, Part Four
Architecture

Field Guide To New Row House Construction, Part Four

In this final part of our Field Guide To New Row House Construction, architect Michael Burlando goes A to Z reviewing 26 contemporary Graduate Hospital row houses that hope to break the mold

Field Guide to New Row House Construction, Part 3
Architecture

Field Guide to New Row House Construction, Part 3

The third installment of our Field Guide series takes a look at bay windows and balconies. These design elements provide more opportunity for creativity, for better…and for worse


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