Peter Woodall spotlights specific building types facing the most development pressure in four high-profile neighborhoods

It looks quiet, but the old 19th century firehouse at 730 South Broad Street, home of Brandywine Workshop, is buzzing with art and adaptation. Contributor Karen Chernick takes us behind the blue-green doors

Station D, once a bustling mail carrier hub for Southwest Philadelphia’s growing 19th century manufacturing district, now spends its days as condominiums. The Shadow sends us down the pneumatic tubes of this former postal office on Christian Street

If schools are a key to retaining families, what is Philadelphia to do? Quite a lot, says David Feldman, who takes us inside the parent and community-led movement to invest in ten public elementary schools

The Shadow Knows that from homeless shelter, to chemical plant, to upscale apartment building, few Philadelphia structures have had as varied a history as 1720 Lombard Street

In a neighborhood where too many historic churches have met the wrecking ball and been replaced by uninspired and expensive homes, the former St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church (later Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church) will live on.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

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

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