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Infill Philadelphia is a new initiative that will add the design community's voice to the public conversation about how Philadelphia can re-envision its neighborhoods. Infill development-the reuse and repositioning of underutilized buildings and sites-is an essential part of renewing neighborhoods and knitting them back together. Funded through The William Penn Foundation, Infill Philadelphia will:
Generate workable design solutions for under-utilized physical assets in Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Promote systems change by developing exciting ideas that will help Philadelphia leaders re-think the future of our neighborhoods and city.
Foster an understanding of the value of good designamong community leaders and developers.
Each phase of Infill Philadelphia will focus on a different aspect of infill development and feature site-specific design projects; opportunities for public dialogue; and collaborations between community development corporations, design firms, and local and national experts.
Infill Philadelphia will kick off in January 2007 with a focus on neighborhood commercial corridors. The Community Design Collaborative will be partnering with the Philadelphia Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to work with community development corporations engaged in the revitalization of three neighborhood commercial corridors.
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Projects and Partners
Lancaster Avenue Commercial Corridor
People's Emergency Center CDC/Cicada Architecture/Planning, Inc.
The New Angle: Strategies for Restaurant Retrofit
The People's Emergency Center CDC is working with a family-owned company to expand The New Angle Lounge, a neighborhood pub, into a full-service restaurant and jazz club. The design challenges are to make the building more inviting and open to the street, address the feasibility of the proposed reuse, and preserve historic elements while making the structure a "beacon" for the Lancaster Avenue Commercial Corridor.
60th Street Commercial Corridor
The Partnership CDC/Terra Studio LLC
The Imperial: Strategies for Theater Reuse
The Partnership CDC wants to explore the reuse of the Imperial Theater, preferably by a national retail franchise. The theater is one of a cluster of redevelopment sites between Walnut and Spruce, the future southern gateway for the consolidated corridor. The design challenges are to test the site's potential for different retail uses, consider different levels of preservation of the existing theater structure, and explore the incorporation of adjacent or nearby vacant properties.
East Passyunk Avenue Commercial Corridor
East Passyunk Avenue BID/Brown & Keener Bressi Urban Design and Place Planning
Broad and Passyunk: Strategies for Gateway
The East Passyunk Avenue BID is considering how to improve and connect key intersections along the corridor. This project will focus on the intersection of Broad Street, East Passyunk Avenue, and McKean Streets. The design challenges are to create a more unified, higher-profile gateway and link the intersection with four other key crossroads along the Avenue.
Jury
A jury of with expertise in different aspects of commercial corridor revitalization will review the design concepts for each site.
Scott Erdy, AIA — Erdy McHenry Architecture
Jim Hartling —
Urban Partners
Eva Gladstein —
Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Transformation
Alan Greenberger, AIA —
MGA Partners Architects, Design Advocacy Group
Ahsan Nasratullah —
Teres Holdings, LLC
Barry Seymour —
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Larry Segal —
Governor's Office of Housing and Community Revitalization
Earni Young —
Philadelphia Daily News
Janice Woodcock, AIA —
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
Moderator:
Alan Urek —
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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