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[[Image:Philadelphia Center for Architecture store, Philadelphia PA.jpg|thumb|The AIA Bookstore at the Center<br> 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia]]
The '''Philadelphia Center for Architecture''' is a [[501(c) organization|501(c)3 non-profit organization]] that performs the charitable and public education work of the [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] chapter of the [[American Institute of Architects]] (AIA). It was founded by AIA Philadelphia in 2002.<ref name=About/> The Center opened a physical space on the ground floor of the [[Smyth Young Field Company Building]] in 2008.<ref name=About/> The building, at 1218 Arch Street, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nrhp nom">{{cite web|last1=McVarish|first1=Douglas C.|title=Young, Smyth, Field Company Building|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H052754_01H.pdf|website=Pennsylvania CGRIS|publisher=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|accessdate=21 September 2015|date=1992}}</ref> The Center serves as the chapter's home as well as a venue for public programs on [[architecture]], [[urban planning]], and [[design]], including a variety of competitions and exhibitions.<ref name=About>{{cite web|title=About the Center for Architecture|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/about|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=AboutAIA>{{cite web|title=About AIA Philadelphia|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/about-aia-philadelphia|website=AIA Philadelphia|accessdate=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=Neon>{{cite news|title=Neon art colors the Center for Architecture|url=http://www.theartblog.org/2012/06/neon-art-colors-the-center-for-architecture/|accessdate=24 September 2015|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=June 8, 2012}}</ref>
==History==
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*''DesignPhiladelphia''<ref name=DesignPhiladelphia>{{cite web|title=DesignPhiladelphia Festival|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/designphiladelphia|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> the oldest and largest festival of its kind in the U.S.<ref name=Gorshin>{{cite news|last1=Gorshin|first1=Maria|title= A Decade In, Reflecting On DesignPhiladelphia|url=http://hiddencityphila.org/2014/10/a-decade-in-reflecting-on-designphiladelphia/|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=Hidden City Philadelphia|date=October 10, 2014}}</ref> (annually in October)
* ''Spooktacular'' Halloween village constructed by Charter High School for Architecture + Design students for the Children's Crisis Treatment Center<ref name=Spooktacular>{{cite web|title=Spooktacular |url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/Spooktacular|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> (annually in October)
{{external media | width = 210px | align = right | headerimage= [[File:Roller coaster Knex.jpg|210px]] | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko49o5sTANY “Constructing Play: Classic Building Toys”], Philadelphia Center for Architecture | video2 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvqAHXOiF8 “A Decade of DesignPhiladelphia”], Philadelphia Center for Architecture}}
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