Tagged Architecture
Places Imagined and Realized: The Art Department's August Book Display
Each month in the Art Department library staff Radiyah and Eileen pick a theme for the book display and curate books related to that topic. This month’s theme is Road Trippin: A Tour of Places Imagined and…
Reading the City: Books About Plans, Models, and Photos of Cities
Last month we released a post about the Better Philadelphia Exhibition , a 1947 exhibit designed by architects and city planners showing the citizens of Philadelphia their plans for urban renewal in Center City. The exhibition is…
The Better Philadelphia Exhibit: A Vision of the Future From 70 Years Ago
A scrapbook from 1947 documents the Better Philadelphia Exhibition, a showcase of urban renewal projects planned for Center City. How do you represent a city? How do you take a superstructure of buildings, roads, water, land, plazas,…
What is "Public History", Anyway?
On Thursday, February 20 , David W. Young will appear at Parkway Central Library to discuss his book, Battles of Germantown: Effective Public History in America . Many Philadelphia residents are familiar with the annual…
Design in the Archives: A Free Evening of Fun and Learning for All Ages!
Archives shield us from a world saturated with fake news and misinformation. But what are archives? How are they different from libraries? Where are they? How do they work? How are they used? Are they free to use? Can anyone…
Free Tours of Philadelphia: The Changing City Exhibition
Come and learn about Philadelphia's exciting, dynamic, and often forgotten history with a free guided tour of the Philadelphia: The Changing City exhibition. The tour will be led by an exhibition curator in the Dietrich…
9 Things You Should Know About Philadelphia Skyscrapers
This year's National Skyscraper Day falls on Labor Day, as good a day as any to fully appreciate the architectural marvels, engineering efforts, and skilled labor that make up our cities. If you've walked or driven around Philly…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Stained Glass Art Workshop with Josh Sarantitis
Join us every day from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | December 8th through December 19th As part of the new public art seating with glass mosaic inlay at Paschalville Library, artist Josh Sarantitis will be conducting a…
Youth City Planning Workshop
What would your ideal Philly look like? Our friends from the Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are teaming up with the Free Library to host creative, hands-on workshops where youth can imagine and design…