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Mormon Temple Transcends Tradition On The Parkway
Architecture

Mormon Temple Transcends Tradition On The Parkway

Jeff Markovitz brings the new Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints into view with this look inside the building’s referential designs

Crane City 2016
Development

Crane City 2016

But where one building comes down, another must go up. At least it seems that way in the Philadelphia of today. Brad Maule turns that demolition frown upside down with this rundown of all the cranes building a new skyline

And Liberty For All
Photography

And Liberty For All

Sure, City Hall has its wee observation deck with its 15-minute window for viewing. And the skyline view from the 33rd floor of the Loews is the worst-kept secret in town. But with its opening at One Liberty Place on Saturday, Philadelphia gets its first grown-up observation deck

Innovation & Technology: Foster On Process And Influence At New Comcast Tower
Architecture

Innovation & Technology: Foster On Process And Influence At New Comcast Tower

As it rises out of the construction site at 18th and Arch Streets, the Comcast Innovation & Technology Center will lead the Philly skyline into the future as the city’s new tallest building. Last night its architect, Lord Norman Foster, spoke of his process and influences as he accepted the 2015 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award

Postmortem: Not Bad
Photography

Postmortem: Not Bad

The PNB letters, in place for nearly six decades, are gone. Brad Maule weighs the visual and psychological change in the context of the hot real estate market. Plus, a Maule treat for a donor to our Fall Campaign on its last day

A Place Called The Plateau Is Where Everybody Goes
Photography

A Place Called The Plateau Is Where Everybody Goes

With yesterday’s dedication of the John K. Binswanger Grove of Park Champions, the Fairmount Park Conservancy ushered in a new era of growth at the Belmont Plateau. It’s always been Brad Maule’s favorite place to survey the growth of the Philly skyline

SEPTA, Freedom and Independence
Photography

SEPTA, Freedom and Independence

Last month, Brad Maule, Chris Dougherty, Steve Ives, and Steve Weinik spent an entire day riding SEPTA. They started and stopped at 30th Street Station, and for the eight hours in between, they photographed their journeys using SEPTA’s all-day Independence Pass

Growing Tower, Growing Skyline
Development

Growing Tower, Growing Skyline

With fireworks and a vintage air pump, Brandywine Realty Trust and an all-star cast today broke ground on FMC Tower at 30th & Walnut. Brad Maule profiles the latest addition to the Philly skyline


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