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What’s Next for the Roundhouse? Confronting the Past to Shape the Future
Preservation

What’s Next for the Roundhouse? Confronting the Past to Shape the Future

Philadelphia’s former police headquarters, a Modernist icon tarnished by its past, evokes strong and conflicting opinions about its possible future

Restoration Role Model: The PATH Center
Preservation

Restoration Role Model: The PATH Center

A mid-century modern bank in Northeast Philadelphia is revived with reuse

Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place
Art & Design

Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place

Mid-century apartment towers become vessels for expression in a new art exhibition

Philly Modernism Takes Center Stage at National Symposium
Architecture

Philly Modernism Takes Center Stage at National Symposium

Docomomo US comes to Philadelphia to spotlight the city’s midcentury pedigree

The Subjective Views of Three Mid-Century Photographers
Photography

The Subjective Views of Three Mid-Century Photographers

Tim Kerner examines social change and urban renewal through the work of three Philadelphia photographers

Police Administration Building the Next Big Preservation Debate
Preservation

Police Administration Building the Next Big Preservation Debate

Public input sought for the future of the Roundhouse as the Philadelphia Police Department moves to its new HQ

Op-Ed: Save the Roundhouse!
Preservation

Op-Ed: Save the Roundhouse!

Philadelphia’s finest example of Brutalist architecture faces an uncertain future. It deserves a second life

Legendary Philly Soul Studio and Brutalist Icon Go Before Designation Committee
Preservation

Legendary Philly Soul Studio and Brutalist Icon Go Before Designation Committee

Starr Herr-Cardillo has this roundup of local register nominations on the agenda for the August meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Designation Committee


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