philadelphia

Cut-out architectural design connects residents and welcomes the neighborhood.

A hidden sunken garden

The No.136 episode features Zhimin Ma who graduated from Tsinghua University, University of Pennsylvania and is now working for Carducci & Associates

Producing more soil in a low-carbon manner

“A vibrant massing of trapezoidal forms lifted above a transparent glazed base”

A successful model for how this kind of analysis and planning project actually can have an impact and shape the future

Humanizing the Brutalist plaza with a nutritive oasis within a food desert

Bright pink space recognizable in the urban fabric

A poetic materialization of the intimate relationship between soil and plants

Philadelphia’s tallest building, conceived as a welcoming addition to the neighborhood

A welcome all-season spot built atop the nexus of Philadelphia’s multi-modal transit system

an insertion of contemporary elements within the richly detailed historic building

Rebirth of the pier

The narrow building rejuvenates the urban leftover site

Interacting with the sun’s movements throughout the day

The release of inner spirit

The parametric dynamic space under the box volume

A web-based interactive Atlas that surveys the status of, and conflicts between conservation, land-use and urban growth in the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots