NEWS
NOVEMBER 2023
PANEL
Brian joins Radical Middle Grounds housing conference at UT Austin. November 10.
OCTOBER 2023
LECTURE
Brian speaks at University of South Florida. October 17.
EVENT
Declaration Station - ISA competes in a design competition hosted by Philadelphia250. October 12.
SEPTEMBER 2023
EVENT
ISA and Meantime host Velocities 2 event. Stay tuned for details @meantimephl. September 16.
AUGUST 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT
Brian kicks off ARCH601 Urban Housing graduate design studio at Stuart Weitzman School of Design at University of Pennsylvania.
JULY 2023
PRESS
ISA featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. July 10.
ANNOUNCEMENT
In Our Back Yard receives a Citation Award in AIASF’s Housing+ San Francisco 2050 Design Competition. July 8.
JUNE 2023
PRESS
Oxford Green featured in “Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity” by David Hinson and Justin Miller. June 14.
PANEL
Small Scale Developer Forum, June 5.
MAY 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT
Brian Phillips awarded a Project Grant from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation (Univ of Penn) for the "Meantime Activation Toolkit". May 9.
APRIL 2023
PANEL
Advancing Multi-Family Design & Construction Conference, April 24.
PRESS
XS House featured in Urban Land. April 28.
PRESS
For parklets near the El, Fishtown is transforming safety barriers into benches and art. Billy Penn/WHYY, April 22.
MARCH 2023
LECTURE
Recent Work. The University of Memphis, March 21.
PRESS
AIA Names 2023 Housing Award Winners. Architect Magazine, March 13.
FEBRUARY 2023
PRESS
The Block is highlighted on Arch Daily, February 16.
JANUARY 2023
PRESS
Powerhouse featured in “Future Homes: Sustainable Innovative Designs” by Avi Friedman. January 24.
NOVEMBER 2022
PRESS
Church to return to old look with new use - Evanston Now, November 16.
EVENT
MEANTIME presents Velocities at the Blumenthal Chocolate Factory, November 12.
PRESS
Purchase vinyl, show off, swap, trade, sell and build solar-powered instruments at the Velocities analog music event - PhillyVoice, November 10.
EVENT
MEANTIME: dynamic streetlife while you wait! Design Advocacy Group, November 3.
OCTOBER 2022
SYMPOSIUM
Rowhouse City: History and Adaptation in Philadelphia, October 7.
JULY 2022
PRESS
How Do the Critics of Yesteryear Think About Urban Density? Common Edge, July 6.
JUNE 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT
Jason Jackson Named Design Director at ISA!
ANNOUNCEMENT
Alex Gauzza Named Principal at ISA!
EVENT
Join ISA on June 22 for a Special Event at The Grand Kimball Lodge in Chicago during AIA '22.
PANEL
AIA San Francisco Housing Symposium, June 17.
MAY 2022
LECTURE
Recent Work: Affordable Housing, Alabama Center for Architecture, May 4.
MARCH 2022
PANEL
Under Pressure: Urban Housing and other Hybrids, Cooper Union, March 23.
PRESS
Now and Then Marketplace pop-up in Fishtown to feature over 50 Philly
area vendors - PhillyVoice, March 9.
JANUARY 2022
PRESS
Curating the Local - ARCHITECTURE New York State Newsletter, Dec/Jan Issue.
DECEMBER 2021
PANEL
AIA Tri-State Conference, Small Firms – Critical Practice, December 10.
NOVEMBER 2021
PANEL
Missing Middle Seminar. Smart Density - Toronto. Nov 18.
OCTOBER 2021
BOOK LAUNCH / PANEL
Under Pressure, Weitzman School UPENN, Oct 27.
KEYNOTE
Free Range Typologies. AIA Oklahoma Conference. Oct 1.
SEPTEMBER 2021
LECTURE
Recent Work. University of Texas Arlington. Sept 15.
JULY 2021
WORKSHOP
Housing Justice Studio at Temple University. July 13.
APRIL 2021
LECTURE
ARTtalk. Rowhouse Workshop at the Turchin Center in Boone, NC. April 14.
MARCH 2021
PRESS
El Chalet, Tiny Tower, and XS House featured in “Vertical Living” by gestalten.
PRESS
Principal Deb Katz named to “100 Women to Watch in Architecture” by Architzer.
FEBRUARY 2021
PANEL
AIA Housing Awards Webinar. February 26.
PANEL
Advancing Housing for Well Being. Myra Kraft Open Classroom. February 16.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Founding Principal Brian Phillips is elevated to AIA Fellowship.
SEPTEMBER 2020
LECTURE
AIA East Central Pennsylvania Fall Lecture.
APRIL 2020
PANEL
Architectural Record Multi-Family Housing Webinar. April 15.
MARCH 2020
PRESS
More for Less? Joint Center for Housing Studies. Harvard University
JANUARY 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rowhouse Workshop will be on display at Appalachian State University,
March 5 - August 7, 2021.
PRESS
XS House featured in Architectural Record’s January 2020 issue.
DECEMBER 2019
PRESS
Residential Architect Design Awards Issue. ARCHITECT Magazine. December 2019.
NOVEMBER 2019
LECTURE
Keynote address, A+ Homes Conference, Chester County Planning, November 14.
PRESS
Tiny Tower named to HIVE50 Housing Innovation List. November 4.
OCTOBER 2019
PANEL
Architectural Record’s Record on the Road in Philadelphia. October 24.
PANEL
Secrets of Success: Stories of recent AIA National Award Winners.
AIA Philadelphia Forum on Architecture + Design. October 4.
LECTURE
Leftovers – The Development and Design Potential of Odd Lots.
AIA Philadelphia Forum on Architecture + Design. October 3.
JULY 2019
AWARDS
Cherry Street Pier named 2019 Best Public Space by Philadelphia Magazine.
PRESS
A win for historic preservation, but at a cost to a West Philadelphia neighborhood.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 25.
AWARDS
Tiny Tower longlisted for 2019 Dezeen Awards.
PRESS
Tiny Tower featured in the July 2019 issue of ARCHITECT Magazine.
PRESS
A thousand new homes are planned next to Graffiti Pier. July 2.
AWARDS
Tiny Tower selected as a Finalist in the 2019 Architizer A+Awards.
JUNE 2019
PRESS
Exhibit offers rare look inside Philadelphia rowhouse living. KYW News Radio. June 8.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rowhouse Workshop is now on display at Cherry Street Pier. June 7 - August 25.
PRESS
These Philly architects want to build a house in your alley. WHYY. June 6.
MAY 2019
PRESS
38-Foot-Tall “Skyscraper” Wins AIA Housing Award. Philadelphia Magazine. May 9.
MARCH 2019
PRESS
Maintaining the footprint of female architects in Philadelphia. Architect’s Newspaper. March 20.
FEBRUARY 2019
LECTURE
Recent Work. AIA South Jersey. Stone Harbor, NJ. February 20.
PRESS
Wanted: The Oddest Lots. The New York Times. February 15.
JANUARY 2019
PRESS
This could be the skinniest new apartment building in Philadelphia. Philly.com. January 31.
PRESS
ISA's Tiny Tower residence fills leftover plot in Philadelphia. Dezeen. January 30.
NOVEMBER 2018
PANEL
Society & Design Lab Workshop at Rutgers University.
AWARDS
Three projects win at AIA Philadelphia including a Gold Medal.
OCTOBER 2018
PRESS
Cherry Street Pier is Philly’s Best New Thing.
AUGUST 2018
PRESS
SoNo featured in Philly Mag. August 27.
PRESS
Opening Date announced for Cherry Street Pier, featured on Philly.com. August 22.
STUDIO
ISA-led graduate architecture studio, MIXED-USE, kicks off at PennDesign.
JULY 2018
PRESS
Work and Writing Featured in AD: Housing as Intervention. Summer 2018.
WORKSHOP
ISA participates in Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute. Seattle, WA. July 16-18.
MAY 2018
EVENT
AIA Open House at ISA - Informing the Informal. Philadelphia, PA. May 17.
APRIL 2018
PRESS
Exploring 3 Models for More Affordable Homes in US Cities. Urbanland. April 30.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Our Citizen Design Lab for the Cooper Hewitt is traveling, and now on display at Dade County Museum of Art and Design. Miami, FL. April-September.
PANEL
Reframing Housing Development. JCHD - Harvard University. Cambridge MA. April 13.
MARCH 2018
PANEL
Affordable Housing in North America. AIANY. NYC. March 20.
DECEMBER 2017
PRESS
Philly's Most Beautiful Homes of 2017. Curbed.
NOVEMBER 2017
WORKSHOP
Infill Housing – Finding Affordability in Unexpected Places. ABX. Boston MA. Nov 9.
OCTOBER 2017
PANEL
Housing: Left, Right and Center. Parsons The New School for Design. NYC. October 12-13.
SEPTEMBER 2017
PRESS
Frontline in Philadelphia Magazine. September 26.
PRESS
Outside-In House featured on Treehugger. September 15.
PRESS
Outside-In House featured in Dezeen. September 9.
LECTURE
Housing Gone Rogue. BSA Housing Committee Meeting. September 12. Boston.
AUGUST 2017
LECTURE/WORKSHOP
American School Symposium. Norman Ok. August 24-26.
STUDIO
ISA-led graduate architecture studio, FRONTLINE, kicks off at PennDesign.
JUNE 2017
PRESS
Row House Past and Its Future. Hidden City Philadelphia. June 20.
PRESS
Filling a Forgotten Delaware River Pier building with art and beer. Philadelphia Inquirer. June 23.
PANEL
Reclaiming Civic Engagement. Causeway. Chattanooga TN. June 28.
MAY 2017
SYMPOSIUM
Rinker Symposium on Modular Construction. University of Florida. May 4-5.
APR 2017
ANNOUNCEMENT
ISA wins 2 AIA National Housing Awards for Powerhouse and Roxbury E+.
AIA CONVENTION
We'll be there for exciting reasons! Details forthcoming. Orlando FL. April 27-29.
MARCH 2017
PRESS
Louisville Knot: An Art Installation Hopes to Mend the Ninth Street Divide. March 30.
JAN 2017
PUBLICATION
Process Lab: Citizen Design. Cooper Hewitt blog post by Brian Phillips, Deb Katz, Alexandra Gauzza.
DEC 2016
PRESS
Myth of Trickle-Down Innovation. ARCHITECT Magazine.
OCT 2016
SYMPOSIUM
Under Pressure. Urban Housing Symposium. PennDesign. October 28.
PANEL
Design Matters: At Home in a Rowhouse. DesignPhiladelphia. October 13.
PANEL
Expanding Capacity: An Outcomes-Based Approach at Greenbuild. October 4.
SEP 2016
AUG 2016
PRESS
From Super-Fund Site to 'Awesometown'. Philadelphia Inquirer. August 8.
JUL 2016
PANEL
Q&A with Institute for Public Architecture. NYC. July 13, 6:30PM.
PRESS
AIA Voices : Brian Phillips / Community Centric. ARCHITECT Magazine.
JUN 2016
GRANT
Rowhouse Workshop receives Project Grant from Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.
PANEL
FitCity 2016: Promoting Health Living Through Design. June 8, 2PM.
MAY 2016
EVENT
Un/Convention Afterparty at ISA studio, 1400 N American St. May 19, 7:30pm.
PANEL
Brian Phillips to participate in two upcoming AIA Convention Panels:
WE115: Housing, Community Development and Design: Case Studies from Phila. Wed May 18, 8am-noon.
SA108: Social Impact: A Philadelphia Tradition. Sat May 21, 7-8am.
APR 2016
EXHIBITION
Gray Area included in By the People at Cooper Hewitt in NYC. Opening Sept 30.
MAR 2016
LECTURE
Recent Work. LawrenceTech, Detroit. March 31.
PRESS
High Performance Building Magazine Case Study: Roxbury E+.
JAN 2016
PRESS
Next City: Missing Middle features Roxbury E+ and Wollcott Flats.
TEACHING
Brian Phillips co-teaching Spring PennDesign MEBD Studio with Bill Braham.
DEC 2015
PRESS
ULX: Smart Green Buildings, Roxbury E+, Urban Land Magazine Nov/Dec.
NOV 2015
PANEL
Crossing Over the Line: Energy Positive Green Buildings Now! ABX 2015 Boston MA.
EXHIBITION
Material Performances - PennDesign. November 18.
OCT 2015
LECTURE/AWARDS JURY
AIA San Antonio. Oct 30.
PANEL
"Infill" Reinvention Conference. Detroit. October 13.
EXHIBITION
"Designing Affordability". AIA NY. Opens Oct 1.
SEP 2015
LECTURE
"Made in Philadelphia" Temple University on Sept 24.
AUG 2015
LECTURE
"Made in Philadelphia" AIA Indy on Aug 13.
TEACHING
Brian Phillips leading PennDesign Fall graduate studio.
JUL 2015
PRESS
Flexhouse 2 featured in Builder Magazine.
JUN 2015
PRESS
E+ Roxbury project featured in Boston Sunday Globe.
MAY 2015
EXHIBITION
RE: Rowhouse exhibition opening as part of a group show at the Philadelphia Art Alliance on May 28.
PRESS
E+ Roxbury project featured on ArchDaily.
PRESS
E+ Roxbury project featured on Dezeen.
APR 2015
AWARD
E+ Roxbury project named an AIA COTE Top 10 project.
PRESS
E+ Roxbury featured in Architect's Newspaper Facades blog.
MAR 2015
LECTURE
Brian Phillips speaking at Virginia Tech IDEAS Lecture Series on March 27.
LECTURE
ALNY Emerging Voices ISA Lecture Thursday, March 12 at 7PM in NYC. Click for Tickets.
LECTURE
Kara Medow speaking at Record on the Road on March 12 at CFA in Philadelphia.
FEB 2015
AWARD
ISA selected as one of this year's Emerging Voices by the Architectural League of NY.
JAN 2015
JOBS
We are hiring! Seeking a project architect / designer with 2 - 5 years experience.
AWARD
Boston Society of Architects recognizes our net zero energy housing project in Boston.
TEACHING
Spring housing studio at Parsons The New School for Design kicks off.
LECTURE
R&D at University of Oklahoma.
GROUNDBREAKING
Transatlantic Building, 67 units in Northern Liberties begins construction.
OCT 2014
PRESS
Flex Zone article in The Architect's Newspaper Midwest covers Flexhouse 2 in Logan Square Chicago.
SEP 2014
LECTURE
Existing Conditions at University of Memphis / AIA Memphis.
JUN 2014
ANNOUNCEMENT
ISA in Boston! Deb Katz returns to ISA from Cambridge, MA.
MAR 2014
PRESS
The Modules in ULI magazine March/April Issue.
OCT 2014
GROUNDBREAKING
Our Folsom Powerhouse project with Postgreen Homes and Equinox MC starts construction, with press coverage on Inhabitat.
OCT 2013
RESEARCH
Our Knight Foundation-sponsored urban infill prototype for Miami is public. Hi Res tumblr here.
NOV 2013
PRESS
ISA featured in the September issue of ARCHITECT Magazine, Bare Bones / Next Progressives.
JUL 2013
RESEARCH
The third installment of the Gray Area 3 research project kicks off.
REVIEW
Final review for Maximum Power, Master of Environmental Building Design at PennDesign.
PRESS
Brian Phillips comments on "Value of the Architect" on AIA.org.
JUN 2013
PRESS
Brian Phillips interviewed and ISA work mentioned in GOOD magazine article, Have Plug, Will Travel.
WORKSHOP
ISA and Postgreen Homes present at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles, CA on EED Platinum on a Budget.
MAY 2013
REVIEW
ISA and HealthxDesign lead Transdisciplinary Design studio Final Review, SUPERMarket, in NYC.
BOOK
100K House featured in new Passive House book from Princeton Press.
APR 2013
AWARD
ISA wins two Residential Architect Design Awards 2013, including the Grand Award for Single-Family Houses.
LECTURE
Brian Phillips kicks us 25th Anniversary Architalx Lecture Series in Portland, ME with Existing Conditions talk.
JAN 2013
STUDIO
SUPERMarket studio at the MFA TransDisciplinary Department at Parsons The New School for Design in NYC kicks off.
NOV 2012
PRESS
Brian Phillips named a Philly Innovator by Philadelphia Magazine.
OCT 2012
PRESS
The Boston Globe covers our E+ Roxbury Project.
PANEL
Reinvention Conference in Washington, D.C.
LECTURE
ISA Recent Work at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Qeretaro, Mexico.
SEP 2012
JUL 2012
PRESS
Our Modules project in Architectural Record article, Out of the Box.
JUN 2012
PRESS
ISA featured as a "Firm to Watch" by Residential Architect Magazine.
ANNOUNCEMENT
ISA / PGH collaborate in Chicago on Flexhouse.
MAY 2012
PRESS
Brian Phillips interviewed by Jetson Green.
APR 2012
PRESS
Architecture for Humanity's Design Like You Give a Damn 2 features 100K House.
MAR 2012
LECTURE
ISA Recent Work at U. of Miami, FL.
CONFERENCE
World of Modular, Orlando, FL.
STUDIO
ISA-led architecture studio Idea Factories at U. of Miami, FL.
CONFERENCE
Design Access, Public Architecture, San Francisco, CA
FEB 2012
PANEL
100K House at Philly U., Philadelphia, PA.
PRESS
Treehugger blogs about our Hong Kong parking garage competition entry.
JAN 2012
PRESS
Naked Philly blog post about our Sheridan Street Housing project.
DEC 2011
PRESS
The Boston Globe mentions our E+ Housing project in Roxbury.
AUG 2011
PRESS
A few of our favorite things in Residential Architect Magazine.
PRESS
Really good piece on 100K House in Builder News.
JUN 2011
PRESS
The Modules, our pre-fab student housing project in the New York Times.
MAY 2011
PRESS
AZURE includes 100K House in its Greenest Prefabs issue.
APR 2011
PRESS
RISD INT | Ar Journal publishes The Granary by Brian Phillips and Deborah Grossberg Katz.
MAR 2011
PRESS
DWELL covers 100K House.
BOOK
We have a nice spread in Programs Diagram book from DAMDI.
OCT 2011
PRESS
Silo Save: Our Granary project featured in The Architect's Newspaper.
APR 2010
HONORS
2023 ULI Philadelphia Excellence Award / The Block
2023 AIA Housing Award / The Block
2022 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / The Block
2022 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Sawyer Art Apartments
2022 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Huntingdon Mills
2022 AIA Pennsylvania Silver Medal / The Block
2022 AIA Pennsylvania Silver Medal / Orange Crush
2022 AIA Pennsylvania Honor Award / Sawyer Art Apartments
2022 Preservation Achievement Award / 22 S 40th
2021 AIA Tri-State Merit Award / Oxford Green
2021 AIA Tri-State Honor Award / 22 S 40th
2021 Preservation Achievement Award / Huntingdon Mills
2021 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / Ambler Yards
2021 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / Oxford Green
2021 AIA Pennsylvania Honor Award / 22 S 40th
2021 ULI Philadelphia Excellence Award / Huntingdon Mills
2020 AIA Philadelphia Design Award / Mountain House
2020 AIA National Small Projects Award / XS House
2020 AIA Pennsylvania Impact Award / Louisville Knot
2020 AIA Pennsylvania Honor Award / El Rosé
2020 The American Architecture Award / XS House
2020 AIA Housing Award / XS House
2020 Architizer Jury Award / XS House
2019 Hive 50 Design Honoree / Tiny Tower
2019 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / XS House
2019 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Cherry Street Pier
2019 AN Honorable Mention / XS House
2019 AIA Pennsylvania Silver Medal / XS House
2019 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Firm Award / ISA
2019 PA Commonwealth Award / Cherry Street Pier
2019 AIA Tri-State Silver Medal / XS House
2019 AIA Tri-State Honor Award / Cherry Street Pier
2019 BSA/AIANY Housing Award / Tiny Tower
2019 BSA/AIANY Housing Award / XS House
2019 Dezeen Shortlist / Tiny Tower
2019 Architizer A+ Finalist / Tiny Tower
2019 AIA National Housing Award / Tiny Tower
2019 Preservation Achievement Grand Jury Award / Cherry Street Pier
2018 AIA Pennsylvania Bronze Award / Outside-In House
2018 AIA Pennsylvania Bronze Award / Tiny Tower
2018 AIA Philadelphia Gold Medal / Transatlantic
2018 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Tiny Tower
2018 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / Ballet X HQ
2017 AIA Pennsylvania Bronze Award / Transatlantic
2017 AIA Pennsylvania Honor Award / Mixed Metals
2017 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Cherry Street Pier
2017 AIA New England Award / Mixed Metals
2017 BSA/AIANY Housing Award / El Chalet
2017 BSA/AIANY Housing Award / Powerhouse
2017 AIA National Housing Award / Powerhouse
2017 AIA National Housing Award / Roxbury E+
2017 ULI Philadelphia Excellence Award / Powerhouse
2016 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / El Chalet
2016 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / Powerhouse
2016 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / Renewbold
2016 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / Ambler Yards
2016 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / XS House
2016 DV USGBC Green Groundbreakers Award / Awesometown
2016 BRA E+ Green Building Award / Roxbury E+
2015 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Microphila
2015 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / Flexhouse 2
2015 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / Mixed Medium
2015 Architectural League of NY Emerging Voices / ISA
2015 AIA COTE Top Ten / E+ Roxbury Houses
2014 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Mass Logic
2014 Boston Society of Architects Honor Award / E+ Roxbury Houses
2014 Boston Society of Architects Housing Award / E+ Roxbury Houses
2013 AIA New Jersey Merit Award / Camden Affordable Housing
2013 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Flexhouse
2013 Residential Architect Magazine Merit Award / The Modules
2013 Residential Architect Magazine Grand Award / 100K Houses
2011 Pew Fellowship in the Arts / Brian Phillips
2011 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / The Granary
2011 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / The Modules
2011 AIA National Housing Award / 100K House
2010 USBGC LEED FH Project of the Year / 100K House
2010 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award / 100K House
2010 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / The Granary
2010 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award / 100K House
2010 Treehugger.com Design Awards / Residential Architecture Firm of the Year
2009 ARCHITECT Magazine Design Annual / Urban Infill 01 + 02
2008 Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Prize / ISA
2008 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Gallery 220
2008 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / 100K House
2008 AIA Philadelphia Honor Award / Urban Supermarket
2007 AIA Pennsylvania Honor Award / Sheridan Street Housing
2007 Residential Architect Merit Award / Sheridan Street Housing
2006 AIA Philadelphia Silver Medal / Sheridan Street Housing