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Venturi’s Guild House: 50 Years Of Everyday Extraordinary Design
Architecture

Venturi’s Guild House: 50 Years Of Everyday Extraordinary Design

Fifty years out, Robert Venturi’s landmark Guild House still receives mixed reviews—just as Venturi might have it. Jason Lempieri provides his architectural insight of the landmark building (on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places since 2004) after its first century

At Drexel, Iconic ISI Becomes URBN
Architecture

At Drexel, Iconic ISI Becomes URBN

With tomorrow night’s official opening of the Drexel URBN Center in mind, Hidden City caught up with Drexel architecture chair Jon Coddington for a tour of the building that houses his department and others in a setting that actively encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration

Still Learning From Venturi: An Appreciation
Architecture

Still Learning From Venturi: An Appreciation

With this week’s announced retirement of the seminal postmodern architect Robert Venturi, we’re still learning from his (and Denise Scott Brown’s) Learning From Las Vegas, writes designer Jason Lempieri

West Philly Skyline Domes Restored
Preservation

West Philly Skyline Domes Restored

$2.5 million renovation of the historic domes of St. Francis de Sales in West Philly nears completion


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