Art & Design The Spark And Influence of City Visions 30 Years Later In 1986, design competition City Visions challenged contestants to build a better Philadelphia. No idea was too big or too small and all was encouraged to enter. On the competition's anniversary Contributor Ann de Forest ...
Urbanism New Pedestrian Entrance At Laurel Hill Cemetery To Grant Access From Schuylkill River Trail A new entrance to Laurel Hill Cemetery is in the works that will transform how pedestrians and cyclists access the historic burial garden from the Schuylkill River Trail. The gateway adds another green attraction to ...
Architecture Cryptoporticus Exposed: Tunnels Beneath Woodlands Mansion Bare All Cryptoportiwho? Michael Bixler went urban spelunking inside the network of service tunnels that lie beneath Hamilton's Mansion with Woodlands Cemetery executive director Jessica Baumert. Open to the elements after more than a century, the subterranean ...
Urbanism A Peek Into Penn’s Landing’s Future DRWC and Hargreaves pulled the curtain on the first phase of designing a better, bolder Penn's Landing last night. Brad Maule draws highlights in this ...
Urbanism Premiering Penn’s Landing’s Next Generation With a public meeting tonight, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and Hargreaves Associates will reveal the first designs for the future of Penn's Landing, including the completion of the I-95 cap between Walnut and Chestnut, ...
Photography Mega Feast On Mini Pearl Street A block party on Pearl Street this past Saturday turned the tiny throughway into a colorful community space, if only for a day. It was a big step toward recognizing the long term goal of ...
Uncategorized Scenes From The Opening Of Paine’s Park A dozen years of planning and organizing produces Philadelphia's first intentional skate park, which opened ...
Development A Cultured Pearl For Chinatown North Two projects are in the works to bring a stronger identity to Chinatown North. Brad Maule takes a look at how the Asian Arts Initiative's Pearl Street plan intersects with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation's ...
