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About Urban Fabric

Urban Fabric is Philadelphia’s leading livable cities blog.

Since 2010, Urban Fabric has advocated for 1) New Urbanist pedestrian-friendly placemaking improvements to neighborhoods, 2) Historic Preservation, especially cinemas and maritime heritage, and 3) Sustainability in energy efficiency and environmentally-friendly development, and 4) Building bridges of cross-cultural understanding through travel.

Ongoing series include:

“Behind the Blueprints” — Interviews with leading international architects, with a focus on their innovative projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

“Travel Postcards” — A decade’s worth of international trips across Europe, Middle East, and North Africa starting from 2010.

Current photo projects in progress are set to cover Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Dubai.

Colophon:

Header pictures Copyright (©) Steve Baron.

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