Philadelphia Architecture
Johnston Marklee takes on Philadelphia Contemporary’s first space
The space will push the boundaries of a conventional museum
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Mapping the development boom along the Schuylkill River
There have been a lot of changes in the past few years
Inside the Art Museum’s Frank Gehry-designed restaurant
Stir opens to the public today
Sleek home tucked into Wissahickon woods wants $725K
It has a number of modern elements
Classic colonial home in Mount Airy lists for $740K
It’s a 5-bed place with columns and tons of windows
Fishtown home with 1920s elevator wants $475K
The home has wood details throughout
Design Philadelphia 2018: 8 things to see and do
From checking out studios with a cocktail in hand, to attending lectures on futuristic design, there are a lot of options this week
Condo in early-1900s Narberth church wants $835K
The church has four homes and features original windows and beams.
Hidden away in Valley Forge woods, modern home wants $500K
It offers a three-sided fireplace and wall-to-wall windows.
Modern Mount Airy stunner asks $895K
It’s a four-bed place with a number of environmentally friendly touches.
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The most beautiful interiors in Philly, mapped
We asked, you answered: Here are the 12 buildings in Philly with the most beautiful interiors, as picked by Curbed Philly readers.
In the suburbs, a midcentury home by Frank Lloyd Wright’s pupil asks $1M
The ranch-style home was designed by Robert Bishop, who studied under Wright, and worked on his Broadacre design.
Inside The Laurel at Rittenhouse Square
The high-rise is scheduled to break ground in September or October, delivering condos that reach 9,000 square feet at $15 million.
Tudor-style Wynnewood home with gothic archways asks $580K
The home’s gothic style travels throughout, with archways and wood-lined windows.
Frank Gehry-designed restaurant coming to the PMA
It’s part of the museum’s larger "core project" redesign by Frank Gehry.
Christian Street Church will change hands after demolition
A buyer has purchased the contract, according to Philly.com
Renovated Pottstown farmhouse built in 1800 asks $1.1M
It’s a five-bed home on nine acres of land
Midcentury Modern stunner by Robert McElroy lists for $650K
The five-bed home is tucked into the hill
Multimillion-dollar Longwood Fountain renovation gets preservation award
It was builtin 1876 and reopened in 2017
Contemporary Old City home in converted cigar box factory lists for $3.3M
It even has four-car parking
The Parker Hotel: Breathing life back into a Philadelphia relic
Once a "seedy" place, owners hope for a revival
Korean investment group buys Navy Yard building for $130M
The building was designed by famed architect, Robert A.M. Stern.
DC architects envision timber skyscraper for Philly
Mass timber is eco-friendly, they say
Urban sanctuary in Washington Square asks $700K
The interior design of the home was inspired by the elements
Peek inside the Curtis Center’s new luxury apartments
63 units in a 100-year-old building
Countryside manor designed by Edmund Gilchrist lists for $1.5M
It’s a six-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath
Where is Louis Kahn at Greenbelt Knoll?
His name is found in every mention of the groundbreaking housing development. So why does the paper trail come up short?
Remembering Louis Kahn’s demolished work in Philadelphia
Despite the Philly starchitect’s prolific portfolio, there were a few local projects that have been lost over the years to make way for new mixed-use developments.
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9 homes Louis Kahn designed in and around Philly
Kahn’s residential work is few and far between, and they’re all found scattered throughout the Philly region.
Peek inside the new Ludlow apartments at East Market
The first of two apartment towers at the $600 million redevelopment project East Market is will open its doors in March.
Museum of Sports is coming to South Philly in 2019
Plans for the museum were announced on Wednesday, calling for a 25,000-square-foot facility in South Philly, near all of the sports stadiums.
Preliminary plans for Beury Building Phase II revealed
Designed by Digsau, the annex will bring more than 90 1-bedroom and studio apartments and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail next to the Beury building.
Design committee asks Jewelers Row tower to try again
At the official Civic Design Review presentation of Toll Brothers’ proposed tower for Jewelers Row, the committee called the design "undercooked."
A history of the Philadelphia Eagles’ home stadiums
The Eagles have called North, West, and South Philly home over their long history.
214-townhome development planned along Delaware River in Pennsport
US Construction plans to build 214 townhouses designed by Atrium Design Group at 1499 S. Columbus Boulevard right along the Delaware River.
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Mapping the 29 high-rises under construction in Philly right now
This map may help wrap your head around the mind-boggling amount of construction that's taking place throughout the city—a majority of which qualifies as high-end construction.
Garden Court Flats project on hold amid community opposition
Following a meeting where neighbors expressed concerns about the project, Post Brothers said won’t move forward without community support.