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Robert A.M. Stern sent back to drawing board for Revolutionary War museum in Philadelphia

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The Philadelphia Art Commission has weighed in somewhat unfavorably on Robert A.M. Stern''s design for the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

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We Started From The Bottom Now We’re Here, But Not Quite There

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In honor of my move in to the City of Philadelphia from the suburbs in 2013, I decided to select a rap song as the theme song for 2014. Residential architectural billings was the big winner in 2013, especially in the beginning of the year.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Photo © Sarah Mechling, courtesy Perkins Eastman Yomo Toro Apartments in New York City, Cedar Crossing in Seattle, and Harrison Plaza Senior Tower in Philadelphia are among the examples conceived as more than just a roof overhead. Harrison Plaza now favors residents 55 and older who are at or below 60% of AMI for North Philadelphia.

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New Partnership Encourages Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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The report , which was developed in collaboration with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, focuses on Philadelphia’s innovative Green City, Clean Waters program as a model for stimulating investment in natural infrastructure. billion over 20 years.

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New Partnership Releases Guide To Stimulate Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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The new report, which was developed in collaboration with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, focuses on Philadelphia’s innovative Green City, Clean Waters program as a model for stimulating investment in natural infrastructure. billion over 20 years.

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Beware Revision Clouds

Construction Knowledge

He was working as an inspecting engineer down at the Philadelphia Ship Yards in the 1970s. After he went back to the drawings, he realized that what looked like a line on the old prints was actually a fold in the paper. He warned the contractor that their was a buried water line in the vicinity of their digging.

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don't think: Do Revit: A Tale of Two Normals

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To achieve the result in the third image its is all about how you draw the arc that creates the sphere. In this case the differing result is because the normal(s) of the surface that make the void are different based on the direction of the arc, which is controlled by how you draw it. Philadelphia Revit Users. at 10:44 PM.

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