The Community Design Collaborative has been busy putting together Retooling Industrial Sites, an exhibit that will showcase the work of over 50 design firms in transforming old industrial sites back to productive use. Leading examples of industrial reuse in Philadelphia and inspiring projects from cities across the country will be on display at the Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA from February 5 through March 26.
The projects selected for the exhibit represent a diverse mix of built and un-built projects from warehouse conversions to brownfield redevelopment to neighborhood master plans which include new factories, office space, schools, housing, interpretive historical sites, and mixed-use development. Also on view, will be a series of Jacob Hellman photographs, featuring vacant Philadelphia factories.
Meet the designers and celebrate these innovative projects at the First Friday opening reception on February 5, 2010. The folks from Art in the Age will be on hand for a tasting of Root, an organic spirit inspired by Root Tea, the alcoholic drink popular in Pennsylvania going back to the 1700s that later became root beer.
Check out the featured projects
Infill Philadelphia: Industrial Sites is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and is the third phase of the Infill Philadelphia, an initiative to promote workable, innovative design solutions to revitalizing older, urban neighborhoods. For more details, click here.
