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For The Fringe, A Building That Will Itself Perform
Preservation

For The Fringe, A Building That Will Itself Perform

The architects of FringeArts’ new performance venue have a imagined an active, flexible building alive to the waterfront setting. Nathaniel Popkin has a look at the transformation of the High Pressure Fire Service station on the Delaware waterfront

In Wash West, Pioneering Project For Senior Housing
Architecture

In Wash West, Pioneering Project For Senior Housing

The 13th Street mixed use project, the brainchild of Gay News publisher Mark Segal, is only the second of its kind to focus on the housing needs of elderly LGBT residents. Construction is underway

“Unapologetically Contemporary” Tower Seeks Architectural Pulse In North Philly
Architecture

“Unapologetically Contemporary” Tower Seeks Architectural Pulse In North Philly

The $100 million tower–with future phases likely–will begin to rise in North Philly as steel arrives on site this week. Nathaniel Popkin has the story of a project that’s emblematic of the market finding value in bold design and social spaces

New Womrath Park To Open In November
Urbanism

New Womrath Park To Open In November

A neighborhood park at the southern gateway to Frankford becomes an active cog in the city’s stormwater management machine


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