Preservation Design Partnership, LLC

Pictured here: Project Architect, Jennifer Arnoldi's daughter, donned in a very cleverly constructed ferris wheel costume!

Appropriately so, the next generation of preservationists spends Halloween being posed in front of examples of Philadelphia's historic architecture. Pictured: Project Architect, Marco Virgili's daughter, Luisa.

Sometimes, the spookiest buildings can also be the most intricate and interesting. What is the spookiest historic building in the Greater Philadelphia? We're going to have to go with Eastern State Penitentiary...

On this day in 1826, the Statue of Liberty is dedicated by Grover Cleveland. Pictured here: A photo taken of the river traffic around Bedloe’s Island on the day of Liberty’s dedication. Photo via Library of Congress.

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Our city is FULL of extraordinary architectural detail. Sometimes these details aren't so subtle. An early branding innovation, decorative cornices were once pl...aced atop buildings to communicate ownership and purpose to passersby. Thank you to Inga Saffron for this fascinating look into our history! See more

Historic Bartram’s Garden, 54th and Lindbergh Boulevard. Home to John Bartram (1699-1777), it is the oldest surviving botanical garden in America. Joseph Minardi, photographer (September 2019).

We are happy to announce that Holly Boyer, AIA, joined the PDP team at the beginning of September as a Project Architect. Holly has 27 years of experience just finished her Master's thesis entitled, "High and Mighty: A Comparative Analysis of the Wood-Framed Steeples of John McArthur, Jr.". Welcome, Holly!

Congratulations to Graham Caflisch for passing the 6th and final ARE exam, completing his required AXP hours, and thus fulfilling the requirements for official Architectural licensure in the state of Pennsylvania! Pictured: Exterior Assessment at the New Jersey State House, 2017

This photo was taken prior to 1913, as that is the year the warehouse structure was removed from the Convento/Long Barrack. The sign on the post states "Cars stop here."

This past weekend, Design Principal George C. Skarmeas was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows. Congratulations to him and others that joined him!