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With A Little Help From Frank Furness, We Evaluate 10 New Projects
Architecture

With A Little Help From Frank Furness, We Evaluate 10 New Projects

Hidden City architecture critic Jason Lempieri summons the spirit of Frank Furness in this appraisal of Philly’s newest urban forms

The Revolution, Stuck With Stern
Architecture

The Revolution, Stuck With Stern

Taliban of Architecture be damned! The Philadelphia Art Commission has unanimously approved Robert A.M. Stern’s “updated” design for the Museum of the American Revolution, paving the way for construction of its lackluster design

On Revolution Museum, Readers Have Spoken
Architecture

On Revolution Museum, Readers Have Spoken

Signees of the “Declaration of Architectural Independence” had a lot to say about the proposed design for the Museum

Hotel Marks Surge Of Navy Yard Investment
Architecture

Hotel Marks Surge Of Navy Yard Investment

A slew of commercial real estate development, infrastructure, transit, and a new master plan coming as the “highly customized”–and strikingly contemporary–Marriott breaks ground

Which Contexts Matter?
Architecture

Which Contexts Matter?

In the Museum of the American Revolution, Robert A.M. Stern set out to design something that “could never have been built anywhere else.” The result is the exact opposite–and a lost opportunity for Philadelphia

Looking For Revolutionary Architecture? You Won’t Find It At The New Museum Of The American Revolution
Architecture

Looking For Revolutionary Architecture? You Won’t Find It At The New Museum Of The American Revolution

Design for the new museum, at Third and Chestnut, to be revealed Tuesday, is far more reactionary and narrowly construed than was even expected


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