Pennsylvania

Frank Lloyd Wright seamlessly integrates architecture into nature at Fallingwater

June 7, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Continuing our celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday this week, we’re delving into the history of Fallingwater, the admired holiday home that the architect built on a waterfall and was named the “best all-time work of American architecture”. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater in 1935 for his friend Edgar Kaufmann. The client asked for a holiday home

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Brickwork facade modelled on “abstract menorah” fronts Jewish community centre by Natoma Architects

May 18, 2017 John Trujillo 0

Stanley Saitowitz’s firm Natoma Architects has created a Hillel House for Philadelphia’s Drexel University, with a red brick facade designed to reference the branched lampstands used in Jewish homes and temples, as well as the striated garments worn during prayer. The Center for Jewish Life – also referred to as a Hillel House – is located

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James Corner Field Operations adds circular landscaping to Philadelphia Navy Yards Central Green

May 15, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A+Awards: landscaped circles accommodate different activities at the centre of the redeveloped Navy Yards in Philadelphia, designed by James Corner Field Operations and a winner at the 2016 Architizer A+Awards. The Central Green sits at the heart of the former boat-building docks in the south of the city, which have undergone extensive regeneration into a

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ISA creates hybrid housing complex for gentrifying neighbourhood in Philadelphia

May 8, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

The massing for this residential development by US architecture firm ISA was driven by its varied types of living units, from apartments and duplexes to three-storey townhouses. Called Folsom Powerhouse, the housing development occupies a full block in Francisville, a gentrifying neighbourhood between Philadelphia’s urban core and outlying areas. Constructed on a gently sloping site,

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