Reuse / Rebuild : Featured Stories

Whether its in Denver, Minneapolis or right here in West Philadelphia, the integration of arts, community and place is transforming neighborhoods.

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Heart of Camden, a group of artists and community activists, is looking to transform this down-and-out neighborhood, starting with an innovative art space in a rehabbed firehouse.

This innovative online publication is using a combination of top-shelf reporting, community engagement and open data to shift Philadelphians' relationship to news, whether it's AVI increases or soon-to-be-vacant school buildings.

Graduate Hospital's recent residential boom hasn't produced concurrent commercial growth. Blame the developers, blame the zoning, blame the broken retail market -- but know that change is on the way.

Get ready for Philadelphia's coolest event. Starting May 23, the second Hidden City Festival will activate nine historic spaces throughout the city, transforming vacant and underappreciated treasures into interactive art.

Does Philadelphia's recent wave of coworking spaces say something bigger about our regional economy? Brooklyn transplant 3rd Ward, opening this summer in South Kensington, could be a bellwether. 

Part detective, part hostage negotiator, Project Rehab's Ryan Spak is reviving University City's abandoned properties, and saving taxpayer dollars in the process. The key is giving everyone -- owners, city agencies, lenders and contractors -- a seat at the table.

Philly's manufacturing legacy is alive and well in Fishtown, where boutique denim tailors, motorcycle makers and furniture fabricators continue to ply their crafts.

Thanks to an Updated Master Plan, Drexel aims to spend half a billion dollars on development in the coming years, urbanizing and greening their campus. University City will never be the same again.

FringeArts' new headquarters signals a huge transition for the waterfront -- and an economic and cultural boost for the city.

With its Master Plan update, the Navy Yard pushes the envelope on green development and stormwater management.

Is Kensington ready for loft living? These guys say yes, and they're transforming an industrial relic into a magnet for young urban pioneers.

The CDC and their stable of volunteer design professionals help community groups answer the big questions about the future of their neighborhoods' built environment.

Thanks to an emboldened CDC spearheading unique campaigns, Frankford Avenue might just be back on track.