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Philly applies a ‘light touch’ to get dollars flowing for middle-income homes

Philly applies a ‘light touch’ to get dollars flowing for middle-income homes

Vincent Reina of the School of Design discussed Philadelphia’s new Workforce Housing Credit Enhancement program, which guarantees loans to small and mid-size developers building income-restricted projects. The enhancement “is a nice way of releasing pressure on the housing market,” says Reina.

PennDesign partners with Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Taliesin West house exterior with cactus and trees

Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona (Photo: Nicholas Schwarzkopf)

PennDesign partners with Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

The Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the School of Design has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to assist in activities leading to the study and preservation of Taliesin and Taliesin West.

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Iconic preservation: A plan for the O’Keeffe home and studio
Exterior of Abiquiu House in sunlight

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu House, Exterior, 2007. Herbert Lotz. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum [RC.2009.002.067]. (Photo courtesy: PennDesign)

Iconic preservation: A plan for the O’Keeffe home and studio

A balance of science and critical thinking, plus reverence for the artist’s work and devotion to her space, makes the conservation assessment by a PennDesign team especially meaningful.

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Expert voices 2019: Why cities?
Illustration of city

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Expert voices 2019: Why cities?

Housing the majority of the global population, cities have come to define and shape the overarching challenges of the 21st century. The speed and scale of their development is unprecedented, raising complex questions about how to address the changes they bring to communities around the world.

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Designing with resilience to prepare for a changing world
Satellite image of port of Semarang with vulnerable coastal areas labeled "Industrial Greenbelt" "Future-ready Port" "Resilient Kampung, "Re-Water"

Representatives from the Water Center at Penn heard proposals from a team with One Architecture & Urbanism on how to help the Indonesian port city of Semarang deal with current water challenges and plan for a sustainable future. (Image: One Resilient Semarang)

Designing with resilience to prepare for a changing world

Urban designers joined with architects, engineers, city planners, sociologists, and other experts to share strategies for adapting to rising sea levels, fiercer storms, and sinking shorelines, coinciding with the launch of the Certificate in Urban Resilience at the School of Design.

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Iconic indeed, will Amtrak’s split-flap sign remain?
Split-flap board inside 30th Street Station surrounded by passengers and a clock The split-flap board inside 30th Street Station. The board is expected to be removed by Amtrak, but has drawn attention from the public, and public officials, who would like to retain the sign in lieu of a new digital board.

Iconic indeed, will Amtrak’s split-flap sign remain?

As Amtrak decides whether to keep the split-flap sign at 30th Street Station, PennDesign professors lay out research-based and historical considerations.
Stewards of the University collection
Mark Kocent

Stewards of the University collection

Planning chief and multiple alumnus Mark Kocent is named University Architect in the Division of Facilities and Real Estate.

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Three reasons why Philadelphia won’t follow Minneapolis’s ban on single-family zoning

Three reasons why Philadelphia won’t follow Minneapolis’s ban on single-family zoning

Vincent Reina of the School of Design said that changing Philadelphia zoning laws to allow for greater density could help the region but isn’t a cure-all. Still, he said, “it can ensure a lot of middle-income housing in neighborhoods that are becoming more costly even for middle-income households. This approach could be very useful in neighborhoods like Point Breeze and neighborhoods that are the future Point Breezes.”