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A restaurant that could earn the title of the largest ever in modern Philadelphia history is in development at Penn's Landing.

A restaurant that could earn the title of the largest ever in modern Philadelphia history is in development at Penn's Landing.

Liberty Point, Philadelphia's biggest restaurant opening to date, is set to debut on Penn's Landing next to the Independence Seaport Museum.

Situated next to the Independence Seaport Museum, wrapping around the waterfront, will be a multi-level restaurant and entertainment venue that can host up to 1,400 people.

Arvo Pärt’s new choral work to premiere in New York City By 2442 shares Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s a cappella choral work,  O Holy Father Nicholas, will be premiered at the opening of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center Ground Zero site in New York City. The piece will be performed by Schola Cantorum, a Boston, Massachusetts-based choir, and conducted by Benedict Sheehan, an American conductor. The work was commissioned specially...

How to Create a Mood Board? First rule of creating a mood board: there are no rules. Mood boards are put together to communicate design concepts easily with people who were not involved in the design process. There is no right or wrong way of putting together one either, because it all comes down to the architect and what you are trying to convey, so make sure to be as explorative as possible.   There are many types of mood boards: material swatches, color palettes, finishes, experience and...

What is the Uncanny Valley? And how does it show itself in Architectural Rendering?

Copy Fifty-one years ago, in 1970, a Japanese roboticist named Masahiro Mori came up with the concept of the “Uncanny Valley”. Around the same time, architectural renderings done using analog methods were still in vogue – collages and photomontages used to get ideas across to clients. A decade later, personal computers came along, and that saw the emergence of CAD and the wider adoption of digital rendering. Today’s architectural renderings are almost imperceptible from reality, with th...

Copy With increasingly better renderings becoming ubiquitous, students and architects alike feel the pressure of mastering an additional set of skills to get their ideas across. To what extent do renderings make or break a portfolio or a project? How important are they in the design process, and do renderings inform of a particular set of skills besides the software ones? This article explores different perspectives on the role of renderings within the profession. Attention-grabbing renderings ...

JANUARY 10 – PRESENT Chairman, George Behnam Title : Architectural Job Captain Designer, providing design Services for custom High-end single family homes and various building types and uses, as well preparation of construction documents and Presentations. Responsible for design development of all phases and overseeing production of project construction documents. Code research issues such as occupancy classification, Required separation, general building limitations, types of Constru...