As we briefly mentioned the other day, the folks from Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival were recently awarded a $400K grant from ArtPlace America. This grant will contribute to the development of an outdoor plaza adjacent to the former pumping station now being renovated to serve as the Fringe Festival’s home at Race Street and Columbus Boulevard in the shadow of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
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Current view
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Future view
“We’re really just wanna get out of the way of the setting,” said Nick Stuccio, executive director of the festival about the concept of the plaza designed by Wallace Roberts & Todd.
That natural setting includes views of the Delaware River and the Ben Franklin Bridge. The surface material of the plaza might include five different kinds of crushed brick reclaimed from the site, including…
