PhillyRises: An Instagram dedicated to documenting the city’s construction boom

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Alex has been fascinated by construction ever since he was a little kid. He delighted in building child-size structures out of LEGOs and K'Nex growing up. In college he studied engineering, and now he earns a living in construction and food service. He's also fascinated by Philly's current development …

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