Feral Houses

24Aug09

With Philadelphia’s glut of abandoned properties, the current housing/loan market and the now-defunct NTI, I wonder how long it’ll take for local homes to similarly return to the land ? Sad stuff but at once oh so pretty.

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Braddock PA

12Mar09

A search for defunct industrial centers brought me to Braddock almost 3 years ago… Today CNN features the ailing burgh and its sprint toward a creative recovery.

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DesignPhiladelphia 2009

09Mar09

Oh snaps, DesignPhiladelphia just released its 2009 Call for Proposals!
Open and available to firms, galleries, classes, collectives, stores, teams and all you little individual creative selves out there, all you need do is simply download this form to submit your idea… But act quick, the deadline for submission is April 30th!

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