Join the Design Advocacy Group at the new John C. Anderson Apartments for a conversation with Chris Bartlett, TEDxPhiladelphia 2014 speaker and executive director of the William Way LGBT Community Center. Designed by WRT, the 56-unit, six-story complex is the first urban LGBT-friendly senior apartment community and a vibrant addition to Philadelphia’s rapidly gentrifying Gayborhood. Chris will talk about the importance of cultural communities in cities and his efforts to preserve the Gayborhood, as the neighborhood evolves. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 26 from 6pm to 7:30pm in the senior center's community room. Later in the week, Chris will also speak about this topic and more at the annual TEDxPhiladelphia conference on March 28.
Learn more about the John C. Anderson Apartments:
The Philadelphia Inquirer architecture review
Pennrose development page
WRT John C. Anderson Apartments project page
TEDxPhiladelphia
This event is presented in conjunction with TEDxPhiladelphia 2014, which will explore the theme “The New Workshop of the World” on Friday, March 28 at Temple Performing Arts Center. TEDxPhiladelphia offers interactive, immersive experiences for all participants. The not-for-profit group, licensed by TED, was created in the spirit of the TED conference and its mission, “ideas worth spreading.” While the 2014 conference is SOLD OUT, audiences everywhere can access a free live video webcast of speaker talks at TEDxPhiladelphia.org on March 28 and watch talks year-round after the event.
Design Advocacy Group
The mission of the Design Advocacy Group is to provide an independent and informed public voice for design quality in the architecture and physical planning of the Philadelphia region. Our goal is to be proactive as well as reactive; effective as well as thoughtful; critical as well as constructive. We want to create an unparalleled voice for design, a group whose opinion on the quality of our environment is sought after and whose contribution makes a difference. We are a group drawn from a broad spectrum of disciplines, comprised of motivated individuals who are routinely engaged in matters of design, development and planning and who are not afraid to speak out. Learn more designadvocacy.org.