Two fans of Modernism re-evaluate architectural history with the exhibition, “What Was the Philadelphia School?”

St. Francis de Sales church on 47th and Springfield broke from tradition in the late 1960’s when former pastor Father John McNamee hired Venturi Scott Brown to re-conceptualize the sanctuary’s altar with a dramatic Modern design. The experiment was too radical for most and was taken down within a year. Dan Papa has the background on the controversial project and gives an exclusive look inside the stunning sacred space

The brand new Benjamin Franklin Museum opens on Saturday. Bicentennial baby Brad Maule finds the charm of its predecessor missing from the sleek new museum

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

On the Ben Franklin Parkway, a benchmark building by one of Philadelphia’s first female architects is about to turn 60. Fátima Olivieri tells its story.

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