Charles Loomis Chariss McAfee Architects is a Philadelphia-based architecture and design firm, in operation since 1994. We provide ideas, programming and planning services, and documentation for design, fabrication, construction and planning projects.
We collaborate with individuals, professionals, organizations, institutions, communities and governmental agencies from conceptualization through implementation.
- CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS and EVENTS
- LEVERAGE Exhibit: JUST ADD WATER
- The Community Design Collaborative, Philadelphia PA, October 2011
- “The Emergence of Urban Hydrologic Outcomes from Inter-Related Social Physical Dynamics”
- Bartrand, Geldi, Loomis, Montalto, McAfee, Riggall, Travaline, Waldman
- American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010
- “Ideas at Work: Three Competitions for Public Space”
- Presentation and panel discussion
- Abrams, Gastil, Loeb, Loomis, Marcinkoski, McAfee, Saffron, Steinberg
- Van Alen Institute, New York NY, October 2010
- “Infill Philadelphia: Industrial Sites – Design Challenge”
- Exhibition
- Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia PA, 12-17 October 2010
- Urban Voids: Grounds for Change
- Round Table Discussion
- Kazi, Loeb, Marcinkoski, Sirefman, McAfee
- The Community Design Collaborative, Philadelphia PA, October 2010
- The Philadelphia School End-of-Year Picnic: Zero Waste Event
- Proof of concept
- Philadelphia, PA, June 2010
- “Infill Philadelphia: Industrial Sites”
- Public Presentation of Final Concepts
- The Community Design Collaborative, Philadelphia PA, May 2010
- HydroCity: A Symposium on Hydrology and Urbanism
- Exhibition
- University of Toronto, November 2009
- The Willows Charrette Project: A Public Meeting and Workshop for the Future Activities at the Willows Cottage
- Radnor PA (2009)
- “Sustainable Visions: Strategies for Philadelphia”
- Urban Sustainability Forum
- Pennsylvania Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA Nov 2007
- AWARDS and COMPETITIONS
- International Compost Awareness Poster Finalist (2011)
- The Community Design Collaborative Philadelphia PA
- Outstanding Firm Award 2009
- Urban Voids: Grounds for Change International Ideas Competition
- 1st Place (2006)
- Chariss McAfee, Charles Loomis, Juliet Geldi, Gavin Riggall
- PUBLICATIONS and MEDIA
- Infill Philadelphia: Industrial Sites
- Philadelphia, 2010, CDC, PIDC. Print
- Urban Voids: Grounds for Change
- Philadelphia, 2010, Loeb, Deenah, ed. Print
- “Design in the Margin: Urban Voids” Competitions
- Spring 2007: 16-27, Richards, Williams. Print
- “Filling an Urban Void.” Smart City.
- 23 Nov 2006. Coletta, Carol. Radio.
- “Just Add Water”
- City Paper [Philadelphia] 26 October 2006. Schimmel, Bruce. Print
- “Contemporary Student Spirit: Japan/America”
- ja: the japan architect, July 1985
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