It’s one of the paradoxes of Philadelphia’s 21st century residential building boom. The more rowhouses and apartments that get built here, the more they look alike. The streets of Fishtown and ...

Architecture is often defined by its physical form, materials, and structural elements, but light and shadow truly shape the experience of space. These elements influence perception, guide movement, ...

NDSM Lusthof / Studio Ossidiana. Image Courtesy of Studio Ossidiana, Riccardo de Vecchi Traditionally, architecture has been seen as an agent of ecological disruption — constructing over wetlands, ...

Taking your first steps towards the Hansen House, the first thing that meets the eye is an unusual wall. Rather than an airtight barrier, it is permeable, interacting with the surrounding environment, ...