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Commemorating Minerva Parker Nichols, the First Independent Woman Architect in the United States

Review: ‘Minerva Parker Nichols: The Search for a Forgotten Architect’ opens March 21 at the University of Philadelphia's Architectural Archives

Ilana Herzig

March 21, 2023

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Architectural historian Molly Lester, curator William Whitaker, and photographer Elizabeth Felicella "create an archive in the absence of one" for the lesser-known Philadelphia architect.

Lina Bo Bardi Exhibition Still, SESC Pompéia

In Philadelphia, Isaac Julien Reimagines the Life and Legacy of Lina Bo Bardi Through Moving Images

Review: ‘Lina Bo Bardi—A Marvellous Entanglement’ on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through May 29

Ilana Herzig

March 13, 2023

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The artist’s nine-screen video installation brings the work of the Italian-born Brazilian Modernist to the museum's Frank Gehry–designed Williams Forum.

Tribute: Robert Geddes (1923–2023)

Inga Saffron

February 14, 2023

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The Philadelphia-born co-founder of Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham was the inaugural dean of Princeton University's School of Architecture.

Herzog & de Meuron’s Design Revealed for Alexander Calder Exhibition Site in Philadelphia

Fred A. Bernstein

September 7, 2022

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The planned Calder Gardens will seamlessly link indoor and outdoor spaces along the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

In New Exhibit, Architecture Bridges the U.S.-China Divide

Review: "Building in China: A Century of Dialogues on Modern Architecture,” at the University of Pennsylvania’s Fisher Fine Arts Library, Philadelphia

Clifford A. Pearson

March 24, 2022

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Beginning with a group of 23 Chinese architects who studied at Penn in the 1920s, the show looks back at a century of mutual influences.

Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School by Rogers Partners

Philadelphia

James S. Russell, FAIA

January 1, 2022

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Two public schools converge in a building by Rogers Partners—part of an emerging boomtown.

Penn Medicine Radnor by Ballinger

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Suzanne Stephens

July 5, 2021

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Ballinger’s new ambulatory care center, Penn Medicine Radnor, is rooted in history.

Design Vanguard 2021: Bright Common

Philadelphia

James S. Russell, FAIA

June 1, 2021

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Philadelphia-based Jeremy Avellino puts architectural inventiveness to low-carbon purposes in a series of adaptive reuse and Passive House projects.

This past September, the Island Fox tugboat helped the Point Counterpoint II music barge maneuver out of Florida.

Louis Kahn's Music Barge Finds New Home

Gina Pollara

December 3, 2020

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After decades traversing the globe, it seemed like the next stop for Kahn’s enchanting concert boat was the scrap heap. It’s now been saved and is on its way to a makeover and a new home in Philadelphia.