Renowned architect Robert Venturi — who with his wife designed Franklin Square and other Philly landmarks — has passed away

The ‘best of modern design’ is actually an over-priced garden tool shed located in Fairmount Park

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Master floral designer Jeff Leatham will bring his signature style to the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at the Comcast Technology Center 🌼

Where to find 11 whimsical buildings by Philly architect Frank Furness

Whether you call it ‘The Mondrian House’ or ‘The Lego House,’ there’s a great story behind this Queen Village gem

Naturally Philly

For migrating birds, the Philly skyline can be deadly

Collisions led to 1,000 deaths a year in a single two-block radius, one study found.

SEPTA Key

The new turnstiles being installed so Regional Rail riders can use SEPTA Key are an aesthetic and accessibility nightmare, says Inga Saffron

The new Comcast Technology Center looks kind of like a zipper in the sky

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Comcast Technology Center out there looking like a zipper the sky (thanks to the reader who submitted this pic!) #phillyskyline #comcast2 #billypenngram

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Neighborhoods

Hidden City explores the ‘wild, wonderful world’ of South Philly window displays

The Phillies are building a ring of metal pillars around Citizens Bank Park as defense against a possible terror attack

SEPTA’s curvy metal benches at 8th Street Station are an early example of what’s being labeled ‘hostile architecture’ — furniture designed to discourage lingering

Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron on why Philly shouldn’t freak out over gentrification, our troubles with tangled titles and preservation and how we could easily handle Amazon

U.S. Bank Stadium, where Super Bowl LII takes place, is like a ‘crystal palace,’ per Inky architecture critic Inga Saffron

The milk bottle tower in Kensington is now officially historic

Why Philly demolished its world-famous botanical garden, Horticultural Hall

Philly stoops get their own Instagram account

"The stoop is a threshold between private and public space."

A beer garden with evening performances — ‘Culture on Tap’ — is coming to City Hall Courtyard. After that? It’s due for an overhaul, says Inga Saffron

When it was completed in 1893, Broad Street Station was the largest passenger terminal in the world

The train station at Broad and Market (just west of City Hall) was originally built in 1881, then expanded upon by architect Frank Furness. It was razed in 1953.

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Watercolor of proposed addition to Broad Street Station for center city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), designed by Furness, Evans & Co., 1892. Recently on view at the Philadelphia Athenaeum's exhibition "Laying Tracks, Laying Foundations: Building for the Railroad." / Aquarelle de l'agrandissement proposé de la gare Broad Street au centre-ville de Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie (E-U), par Furness, Evans & Co., 1892. Il était sur l'exposition à l'Athenaeum de Philadelphie pour l'exposition "Laying Tracks, Laying Foundations: Building for the Railroad."

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For the NYT, Inga Saffron reviews a book about legendary Philly architect Louis Kahn

Philly Art Museum begins sweeping starchitect-designed renovations

At a groundbreaking ceremony this morning, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the project reflected the city's diversity.