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From the outside, The Parker-Spruce Hotel on 13th Street looks like most other buildings in Center City—a towering brick facade with a worn limestone, metal overhang above the entrance. It blends in ...
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 ...
Philly’s skyline has come a long way since 1987. That’s the year that One Liberty Place became the tallest building in the city, breaking the gentleman’s agreement that no building should ever surpass ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A $15 million federal grant awarded to SEPTA this week will allow the transit authority to complete a large-scale improvement project to the 30th Street Station subway stop, according to officials.
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, ...
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.” ...
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 ...