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==Leadership==
John Claypool served as Executiveexecutive Directordirector of both AIA Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Center for Architecture from 2001 to 2014, when he was succeeded by Rebecca Johnson.<ref name=Massie>{{cite news|last1=Massie|first1=Caroline|title=Caroline Massie|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/rebecca-johnson-named-executive-director-of-aia-philadelphia-and-philadelphia-center-for-architecture_o|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=Architect Magazine|date=June 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Johnson>{{cite news|title=Rebecca Johnson Named Executive Director of AIA Philadelphia and Philadelphia Center for Architecture|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/news/rebecca-johnson-named-executive-director-aia-philadelphia-and-philadelphia-center-architecture|work=AIA Philadelphia News|date=17 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=Ruane>{{cite news|last1=Ruane|first1=Kelsey|title=Philadelphia Center for Architecture Announces 2015 DesignPhiladelphia Festival Returning October 8-16|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150827005636/en/|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=BusinessWire|date=August 27, 2015}}</ref>
David Bender was hired as the sole full-time employee of the Centercenter when their doors opened in May 2008 and has served as Associateassociate Directordirector of the Centercenter since January 2014.<ref name=Staff>{{cite web|title=Staff and Board|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/about/staff-and-board|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref>
Hilary Jay became the first Directordirector of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture in June 2013,<ref name=Director>{{cite news|title=Center for Architecture Names Hilary Jay Director|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/news/center-architecture-names-hilary-jay-director|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=AIA Philadelphia News|date=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=DirectorSearch>{{cite web|last1=Director Search Committee AIA Philadelphia/ Center for Architecture|title=Position Description / Job Announcement Director of Philadelphia Center for Architecture|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/sites/aiaphiladelphia.org/files/documents/center_director_position_0.pdf|website=AIA Philadelphia|accessdate=November 5, 2012}}</ref> remaining there until May 2015.<ref name=JayDown>{{cite news|title=Center for Architecture's Jay steps down, DesignPhiladelphia goes on|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/home/20150522_Center_for_Architecture_s_Jay_steps_down__DesignPhiladelphia_goes_on.html|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Melamed>{{cite news|last1=Melamed|first1=Samantha|title=Hilary Jay: After 10 years with DesignPhiladelphia, time for reinvention|url=http://articles.philly.com/2015-05-30/entertainment/62814870_1_design-center-designphiladelphia-architecture|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=May 30, 2015}}</ref>
==Major Programsprograms==
The Centercenter's signature event, DesignPhiladelphia, was begun by Hilary Jay in 2005. She was inspired by one of the first design festivals, in London. DesignPhiladelphia moved with Jay from the Design Center at Philadelphia University in 2005, to the University of the Arts in 2010, and finally to the Philadelphia Center for Architecture in 2013, where it remains.<ref name=JayDown/>
The Centercenter produces a variety of annual and ongoing programs for the general public on the topics of architecture, urban planning, and design,<ref name=Programs>{{cite web|title=Programs + Exhibitions|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> including:
* ''Emergence Of A Modern Metropolis: Philadelphia''<ref name=Tours>{{cite web|title=Emergence of a Modern Metropolis: Philadelphia|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/events/emergence-modern-metropolis-philadelphia-0|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> walking tour (year-round)
* ''Edmund N. Bacon Memorial Award + Talk''<ref name=Griffiths>{{cite news|last1=Griffiths|first1=Ben|last2=Hartman|first2=Kate|title=Plan Philly: Student Design Competition Exhibits at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture|url=http://philadelphianeighborhoods.com/2012/09/11/plan-philly-student-design-competition-exhibits-at-the-philadelphia-center-for-architecture/|accessdate=24 September 2015|work=Philadelphia Neighborhoods|date=September 11, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Bacon>{{cite web|title=Edmund N. Bacon Memorial Award + Talk|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/edmund-n-bacon-prize-lecture|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> for urban planning and design (annually in February)
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==Major Exhibitionsexhibitions==
The Centercenter hosts annual and ongoing exhibitions,<ref name="Programs"/> including:
* ''Degrees of Design: Student Work from Local Architecture + Design Schools''<ref name=PhilaUToday>{{cite web|title=PhilaU Students Exhibit Work at Philadelphia Center for Architecture|url=http://wordpress.philau.edu/today/2014/02/26/philau-students-exhibit-work-at-philadelphia-center-for-architecture-2/|website=PhilaUToday|date=February 26, 2014|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=Degrees>{{cite web|title=Degrees of Design exhibition|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/degrees-design|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> (annually in spring)
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