Monument Lab: A City-Wide Art Museum That Asks Us To “Leave Fingerprints”
We ought to write our own history, say the organizers of Monument Lab, who launch their multi-week public art and civic introspection festival today in the wake of Charlottesville, Dallas, and Durham. Nathaniel Popkin catches up with Monument Lab founder Paul Farber, who asks us all, "What is an appropriate monument for Philadelphia today?" > more
Long Awaited Construction Of Rail Park Begins Today
After more than a decade of planning and public anticipation, construction of the Reading Viaduct Rail Park breaks ground > more
Reconnecting Horticultural History On The Schuylkill
Bartram's Gardens and The Woodlands will reunite through connective access when the westward extension of the Schuylkill River Trail is complete. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo traces the deep-seeded relationship between these two National Historic Landmarks > more
Redevelopment Authority To Move On Eastwick
Last of former Korman land to be developed, first phase of Centennial District plan to begin this fall, Northwest Philly art center will get new home, and connecting patients to the outdoors > more
Learning From Dilworth Park’s Water Magic
Thérèse d'Auria Ryley examines how Philadelphia's relationship with water fountains and rivers is redefining the way urban planners design public space > more
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