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Typeface – Philadelphia Premiere
All the rage with print & production enthusiasts these days, letterpress is the focus of a new film celebrating its Philadelphia premiere this weekend. Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum/print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate modern design with traditional technique. Please join DesignPhiladelphia in viewing this fascinating [...]
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The Philadelphia Lazaretto
Focusing on architectural conjecture, urban speculation and landscape futures, world-renowned BLDGBLOG spoke to University of Pennsylvania’s David Barnes about the origins and history of the now-abandoned Philadelphia Lazaretto, a 19th-century quarantine station located on an island in the Delaware River.
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The Age of Comfort
University of Pennsylvania professor Joan DeJean attributes the comfort and casualness of American homes to the introduction of the sofa, running water and toilets into 17th century Parisian life… Recommended reading seen in the NYT and heard (in a fantastic interview) on NPR’s Radio Times.
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