Civic Vision for the Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Civic Vision for the Central Delaware River | |
| Designer | Wallace Roberts and Todd (WRT), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Date | November 2006 to November 2007 |
| Building Type | Town |
| Climate | Cold Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | Oregon Avenue to Allegheny Avenue Walk Score |
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| Client | PennPraxis, University of Pennsylvania |
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As the lead design consultant for this mayoral initiative, WRT created a new vision for seven miles of the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Currently cut off from the city by the intrusion of I-95, this riverfront is comprised of underutilized post-industrial land and big-box development, and is subject to unregulated residential speculation. The plan emphasizes the ecological and economic value of the waterfront and sets forth a framework that the city can follow to generate new, cohesive, and sustainable development. This new growth will be organized around parks and open space, providing access to the river and a new movement system, including the decking over of I-95 and a grand civic boulevard complete with public transit.
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Between 2007 and 2010, WRT received 7 awards for their work on the Civic Vision for the Central Delaware Riverfront in Philadelphia, including 3 local awards from the Philadelphia AIA and the Pennsylvania APA, and 4 national honors from the American Institute of Architects, the New Congress for the New Urbanism, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Waterfront Center.
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- Project Brief
- Civic Vision Document
- Action Plan Document
- Institute Honor Awards for Architecture
- "AIA National Design Awards 2010", by ArchitectureWeek No. 462, 2010.0210, p N1.1.
