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Design Features

Allentown Downtown Looking Up Thanks to Neighborhood Improvement Zone

Several years of hard work and lots of political heavy lifting have produced no fewer than eight game-changing construction projects, including a mixed-use development, an 11-story office tower and an arena, that will be completed by 2014. 

Pennsylvania's Five Coolest Green Buildings

Our resident design expert takes us to some of our state's most impressive green buildings and explains why they're so special.

KE-TV: Visitor Spending in PA Wilds Grows to More Than $1B

Spending is up more than 11 percent, the PA Wilds Artisan Trail has doubled its locations and 13 PA Wilds award-winners were named last week.

Inventing the Future: Salvation at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Building 661, a crumbling, long-forgotten structure, is being reborn as the Center for Building Energy Science. 

Heavenly Reuse: Five Cool Pittsburgh Church Rehabs

Prayers are being answered across the city, from the Church Brew Works, with its vats of Pipe Organ Ale and Celestial Gold, to Mr. Small's Funhouse.
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Design Videos

LoRes-TV: Philadelphia2035 Master Plan Approved

For the first time since 1960, Philadelphia has a master plan, and it aims to thrive, connect and renew.

LoRes-TV: Penn State's Powerful Partnership with Dell Fast-Tracks Research

Penn State is among the nation's leaders when it comes to industry sponsored research, and Dell's servers help the school's researchers unlock the mysteries of collected data.

LoRes-TV: Lower Burrell Tattoo Crew Fuses QR Tech With Art

Those random black squares on a white background hung throughout Artform Gallery & Tattoo are more than just high-tech barcodes. Get out your smartphone and get ready for art.

LoRes-TV: Postgreen's Darling Says Green Building is About Money

We've been writing about the small green building firm with a big vision in Philadelphia since 2009, and this video from HouseSmarts takes a tour of its handywork.

LoRes-TV: Live Arm? PhillieBot's First Pitch In the Dirt

Last week was the Philadelphia Science Festival, and the Phillies didn't call the bullpen, but the University of Pennsylvania for its fastball slinging robot to throw out the first pitch.
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Design Founders

Mark Valenti

Mark Valenti

City: Pittsburgh

This audio-visual Hall of Famer is again on the forefront of industry shifts, and this time it involves intelligent buildings. 

Chirantan Bhatt

Chirantan Bhatt

City: Philadelphia

His 4 year-old daughter's user experience playing games on a smartphone led to an a-ha moment and a kinder, gentler interactive ad delivery plaftorm.

Channy Tokura

Channy Tokura

City: Bethlehem

Her company's improvements on the monoski are earning attention from those throughout the adaptive winter sports community.

Doug Baldasare

Doug Baldasare

City: Philadelphia

ChargeItSpot offers a win-win for both retailers and smartphone owners with low batteries, and aims to be within two blocks of everyone in Philadelphia.

Niki Pfeiffer

Niki Pfeiffer

City: Newtown Square

Her company's flagship product is the Wine Gabby, a stylish handbag that also can hold a bottle of wine or spirits and helps reduce waste.

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