Louis Kahn was a man of many talents: a gifted artist. A playful pianist. And in the words of Philip Johnson, one of the most influential and “beloved architects of all time.” Frank Gehry, speaking ...

This year, after nearly three years of construction, the Comcast Technology Center will open its doors in Center City, becoming Philadelphia’s first supertall tower, and the tallest and most ...

In Kenney’s statement, he also reminded Philadelphians that the city has a guide for residents to take action against climate change, too, which will be updated “to reflect the White House decision.” ...

The new—and long-anticipated— Comcast Technology Center, is proof that opposites attract. Trees and wood on the ground floor create an earthy feel, while upstairs, the office areas scream ...

Yesterday’s announcement makes the casino, once dubbed the "eighth greatest wonder in the world," the fifth to close in Atlantic City since 2014. Four casinos shuttered within that year, all but ...

There’s been a lot of talk about Philly’s rise in recent years, from its increasing millennial population to its building boom. But there’s one title the city can’t shake: Philadelphia remains the ...

If you want to get a good grasp on what the presence of Interstate 95 means for a city like Philadelphia, it’s helpful to figure out how it got there in the first place. On one level, the Interstate ...

By all accounts, the modern movement in architecture in the U.S. is typically considered to have flourished in the 1930s, spearheaded by the Father of Modernism, Louis Sullivan. In later years, ...

Councilman Mark Squilla put it best when he tried to describe just how posh the new 500 Walnut tower really is: “What amazed me is that when you come into the building’s parking deck, it feels like ...

A long-vacant and blighted school in West Poplar has reopened its doors with a new purpose. Spring Garden School, built between 1927-1928 at 845 N. 12th Street, celebrated its grand opening on ...

After the school realized it had outgrown its space on North Broad, it started looking for its new home that would become, as school founder John McConnell put it, “a school that works.” It ended up ...

In February, Philly was one of five U.S. cities awarded a Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant. Essentially, the honor meant that Philly showed some great promise as a potential smart city, ...