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Louis I. Kahn Award

The Center for Architecture and Design is thrilled to present the 36th Louis I. Kahn Award to Herzog & de Meuron. The 2001 Pritzker Prize-winning Herzog & de Meuron is known for working on projects at every scale – from furniture to territorial studies – and approaching each project without preconceptions Notable examples of their work include the Tate Modern gallery in London, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany National Stadium in Beijing, China, the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics, and Prada Aoyama in Tokyo. In November 2022, the firm broke ground on the much-anticipated Calder Gardens dedicated to the works of Alexander Calder on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.

The Block / ISA

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Kokedama Forest Installation / Nomad Studio

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  • Architects: Nomad Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  990 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Professionals: Nomad Studio

Learning to See : Denise Scott Brown

Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University is pleased to present Learning to See : Denise Scott Brown (May 20–September 19, 2021)—an exhibition examining legendary architect Denise Scott Brown’s work and ideas on architecture and the built environment, primarily through her photographic work.

Learning to See: Revisiting Denise Scott Brown’s Work and Ideas

Join AIA 2021 President Peter Exley, FAIA, and curator Carolina Vaccaro as they discuss the photography of legendary architect Denise Scott Brown, which captures the beauty and banality of cities.

XS House / ISA

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Stephen A. Levin Building for Neural and Behavioral Sciences / SmithGroup

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Comcast Technology Centre / Foster + Partners

Comcast Technology Centre / Foster + Partners - Office Buildings, Facade, Cityscape
© Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

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Charles Library at Temple University / Snøhetta

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  • Architects: Snøhetta
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  220000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Professionals: LERA

Three Piece House / Qb3 LLC

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  • Architects: Qb3 LLC
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Vectorworks, Gendal, Halo Lighting, Isenberg, Jeld-Wen, +3
  • Professionals: Fidelis Engineering Inc

Tiny Tower / ISA- Interface Studio Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1250 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  En-Motion Design, Englert, James Hardie, Marmoleum
  • Professionals: Larsen and Landis

Buena Onda / CORE architecture + design

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Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture

The story of master architect Louis Kahn (1901 – 1974) is intrinsically connected to Philadelphia, where he spent most of his life and career. Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture is the first major retrospective of Kahn’s work in two decades, encompassing over 200 objects related to Kahn’s buildings and projects in the form of architectural models, plans, original drawings, photographs, and films. With complex spatial compositions and a choreographic mastery of light, Kahn created buildings of archaic beauty and powerful universal symbolism. The Fabric Workshop and Museum is proud to be the final venue of the international tour.

Facades+AM Philadelphia

The Facades+ conference series sponsored by The Architect's Newspaper is a robust dialogue encompassing all things building skin—bridging the profession, industry, academia, operations, and ownership. We’ve distilled the best of the Facades+ 2-day event into a quick-take morning forum with a strong local flair. Facades+AM is coming to Philadelphia for the first time this September. See the full program below.

New College House / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

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Center for Jewish Life at Drexel University / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

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Perry World House / 1100 Architect

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Symposium: Mass Customization and Design Democratization

Thanks to parametric design and digital fabrication it is now possible to massproduce non-standard, highly differentiated products, from shoes and tableware to furniture and now even houses. Variety no longer compromises the efficiency and economy of production. Furthermore, parametric definitions of products’ geometry are made accessible via interactive websites to anyone, who could then design their own, unique versions of the product. Such “democratization” of design – through mass-customization – raises many interesting questions such as the authorship of design and the functional and esthetic quality of products (shoes, tableware, furniture, houses…) designed by non-designers. This symposium explores social, cultural and design implications of this emerging “design democracy”, including its technological origins.