Design
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This Glen Mills Shop Makes Top 10 List of Helpful Garden Centers
Urban areas like Philadelphia tend to be dominated by concrete and asphalt but there’s nothing that says you can’t turn interior into a garden oasis, writes Denali Sagner for phillymag.com. Terrain in Glen Mills made a list of 10 local plant shops and garden centers that can offer hanging plants, overflowing window boxes and planters…
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Chadds Ford Resident, Principal of West Chester’s Bernardon Receives Presidential Nomination
William Holloway, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President and Principal of Bernardon, an award-winning firm that provides architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture services, has been nominated to the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences by President Joe Biden. The National Institute of Building Sciences is a non-governmental nonprofit that supports advances…
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New York Times: Wayne’s Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects Display Do-It-Yourself Rain Gardens
Being stuck at home has provided homeowners with the time to notice things they may otherwise have missed, writes Margaret Roach for The New York Times. These discoveries could include noticing a spot where rainwater runs off the roof too fast and is ending up in the basement or water rushing down the driveway that eventually pools…
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Conshohocken-based IKEA Adds Stylish Tiny Homes to Its Offerings
IKEA, the Swedish home furnishings giant with its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, has added stylish tiny homes with eco-friendly features to its offerings, writes Jessica Poitevien for the Travel + Leisure. Despite its compact size, the company’s new product does not sacrifice any of the usual luxuries or comforts. To design the home’s features, IKEA…
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Phoenixville’s Edmund Bacon Visualized and Reshaped a Modern Philadelphia
By Chuck Knickerbocker When I graduated from Collingdale High School in Delaware County in 1971, I went off to college in Milwaukee thinking I was going to be an architect. A class in my first year dealt with how cities were purposely developed, how buildings should fit into the fabric of a city, how neighborhoods…
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PA Farm Show Cancels This Year’s Annual Butter Sculpture Created By Two Local Artists
Another cherished tradition is being put on hold this year due to the pandemic as the Pennsylvania Farm Show has decided not to feature its annual butter sculpture created by two Conshohocken sculptors, Jim Victor and Marie Pelton, writes Hannah Kanik for the Philly Voice. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has said that due to…
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VIDEO: Critter Arts and Craft Craze Big This Holiday at Brandywine Museum
“People have a spirit inside them that makes them want to make something happy,” said Anna Marie Newman. “That’s what’s special about critters,” reports 6abcnews. Newman is a 31-year volunteer at the critter workshop at the Brandywine River Museum. She noted the critter craze carries on this year, even though this year’s traditions were altered…
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Philadelphia Outsider, Donald Ross, Created Aronimink’s ‘Bathroom Sink’ Style Golf Course
Philadelphia has more than its share of classic golf courses,, writes Andy Johnson for pga.com. But only one architect, Donald Ross, is an outsider. He built Aronimink Golf Club in 1928. After the Newtown Square course was restored in 2016 by Hanse Golf Course Design, it re-established itself as one of the finest courses in…
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Radnor Financial Center 1 of Many Being Adapted with Coronavirus in Mind
Brandywine Realty Trust is getting its office buildings ready as hundreds of tenants return, even with coronavirus challenges, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Landlords have to make tenants feel safe, yet comfortable, among many unknowns. Brandywine, which has property in Radnor and Philadelphia, is altering the building physical space to accommodate social…
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Brandywine Realty Trust Plans a Radnor Rental Development, Hotel in a Natural Setting
People like Jeff DeVuono see future possibilities, like a new hotel and office development at the Penn Medicine campus in Radnor, writes Michael Bradly for Main Line Today. It would be the first of its kind in Radnor in 30 years, where available land has been scarce. DeVuono, Brandywine Realty Trust’s executive vice president, is…
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Equus Headquarters at Ellis Tract in Newtown Square Makes Use of Natural Wood for a Unique Design
The design reminds you of a barn with a rustic wooden theme, but the building on Ellis Preserve at 3843 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square is actually the headquarters for Equus Capital partners, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. There are 25-foot-high vaulted ceilings in this 40,000 square-foot building. It uses 36,000…
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She Liked the ‘Swarthmore’ Part of the Queen Anne Home; The Victorian Part, Not So Much
The 1888 five-bedroom home was one of the first built in Swarthmore, but Cindy MacLeod and her husband, Doug Harnsberger, both historic preservation experts, couldn’t agree about its Victorian style, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harnsberger, an architect, loved the lines and bones of the 1888 Queen Anne/Stick Style house. His wife was…
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Proposed Billboards in Haverford Stir Up New Round of Protests as Common Pleas Court Schedules Case
A proposal has been made to bring billboards to Haverford Township, re-igniting a 10-year-old protest, writes Linda Stein for the Daily Times. There is a public meeting tonight in Havertown to address the issue. A hearing Jan. 21 in Delaware County Common Pleas Court will determine if 47-foot-high billboards should be allowed on top of…
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Media Borough Gets Its First Bed and Breakfast–the Gifford-Risley House
Media Borough has its first-ever Bed and Breakfast at 430 N. Monroe Street, writes Susan Serbin for the Daily Times. Monika and Z Rehoric bought the Gifford-Risley House nearly four years ago and have been renovating it for two years after convincing Media Borough Council that the “B&B” was a suitable use and a benefit…
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Villanova’s New Residence Halls Offer the Latest in Water and Energy Conservation
Opening The Commons at Villanova University brought the number of on-campus residence buildings to 32, providing campus housing to 85 percent of its students, writes Mike Kennedy for American School & University. The Commons is a $225 million development of six apartment-style residence halls. It houses 1,135 students and is the first new residence hall…
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Shoppes at Ellis Preserve Sell for $60 Million; Hotel, Restaurants, Office Building, Town Houses on the Way
The Shoppes at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square has been sold for $60 million to Ellis Preservation LLC, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The retail center at 3735-3741 West Chester Pike is anchored by a Whole Foods and a Firepoint Grill. It is part of a 218-acre Ellis Preserve mixed-use development at…
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New Willows Park Preserve Executive Director Will Help Turn Radnor Mansion into Public Venue
James E. McDaniel has been appointed executive director of The Willows Park Preserve to oversee restoration of the Willows Mansion in Radnor, reports mainlinemedianews.com. The goal is to make the mansion a self-sustaining community hub for the public, for concerts, lectures, health classes and private events. “His knowledge, expertise and experience will jump start our…
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Who’s Coming to the New Clifton Heights Middle School? Residents Express Concern.
A meeting Tuesday night about a new middle school in Clifton Heights shifted focus to the students who would be going there, reports Kimberly Davis for cbslocal.com. The Upper Darby School District presented preliminary plans of the $65 million middle school to be built on an athletic field off Springfield Road. Students from Garrettford, Westbrook…
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