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Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of welcoming more than 150 visitors into 7111 Germantown Avenue Condominiums as part of this year’s AIA Home Tours hosted by @aiaphiladelphia . Originally constructed in 1905, the former Mt. Airy Presbyterian
We need your voice! Vote in link in bio! We’re honored to share that OZ Collaborative has been nominated for the Community Design Collaborative’s Linchpin Award for Leverage 2026. The winner is decided by community vote, and we’d l
Last Friday, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the Vogt Recreation Center renovation alongside @community_ventures, @rebuild.phl PHL , @philaparkandrec city leaders, community members, and our project partners. As architects for the building renov
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 16th from 10am to 5pm! 7111 Germantown Ave Condominiums are on the AIA Philadelphia Home Tours hosted by @aiaphiladelphia Nestled within a historic stone church complex in Mt. Airy, this adaptive reuse transfo
Rooting for a greener world! 🌎 Yesterday, our team gathered for our annual Earth Day Potluck & Spring Refresh, a tradition that fills our hearts as much as it beautifies our space. We fired up the grill, shared delicious food, pulled weeds, and
We were honored to open our doors to students from West Philadelphia High School this morning for ArchWeek, hosted by @designphilly Students got an up-close look at our project in collaboration with Jones & Jones for Dickinson College, The Jim
O Z Collaborative is proud to welcome two talented new members to our growing team! Oona Ashraf joins as our Architecture Intern, a Pratt Institute graduate whose practice is grounded in craft, narrative, and community impact. Her experience across
Some buildings hold more than brick and mortar. They hold history. Hilyard Robinson helped shape the physical and cultural foundation of Howard University @howard1867 a time when Black architects were rarely given the opportunity to design at scale.
This Black History Month, we honor the Black architects whose vision helped shape Philadelphia’s civic and cultural identity. From the monumental presence of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the public access embodied in the Parkway Central Li
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Hartranft Community Center Featured in AIA Context Summer 2026

O Z Collaborative is proud to share that the Hartranft Community Center has been featured as a Design Profile in AIA Philadelphia’s latest issue of CONTEXT, themed “The Architecture of Democracy.” The restoration of Hartranft Community Center represents a meaningful reinvestment in one of North Philadelphia’s historically underserved neighborhoods. Located in the heart of Hartranft, a historically Black and Latino community, the center had been closed for more than a decade due to deteriorating conditions. Its reopening marks the return of a vital civic resource and reflects a broader effort to deliver equitable, high-quality public spaces that respond to the needs and aspirations of the communities they serve.

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