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Content Published May 31, 2021

We are all different

We are all different which is great because we are all unique.

Without diversity, life would be very boring. (Catherine Pulsifer)

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Content Published January 30, 2021

Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Headquarters

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Content Published December 12, 2020

Main gate of Cityhall of Philadelphia

The plans for these gates were actually approved all the way back in 2001, when City Hall’s exterior was in the midst of a huge renovation. The gate’s design was drawn up by the architecture firm Vitetta, but they’re based on sketches made by John McArthur Jr., the original architect of City Hall

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Content Published December 5, 2020

Witherspoon Building

Witherspoon Building is a historic office building located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Joseph M. Huston (1866–1940) and built between 1895 and 1897. It was built for the Presbyterian Board of Publications and Sabbath School Work. It is an 11-story, steel frame "E"-shaped building, faced with brick and granite. It has terra cotta decorative elements. Its exterior features Corinthian order and Ionic order columns, statues, medallions, seals of various boards and agencies of the Presbyterian Church and of related Reformed churches. It is named for John Witherspoon (1723–1794), a president of Princeton University.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. (wikipedia)

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Content Published July 4, 2020

Chestnut Walk

The creation of Chestnut Walk, a meandering mid-block promenade stretching from Market Street and eventually through to Chestnut Street, open up the interior of the site to the public. Seldom used Ludlow Street and Clover Street are opened up to one-way vehicular traffic as cobblestone streets and life will be brought back to the center of what was a super block.

This open space is filled with mix of restaurants with lively outdoor dining, retails and office space. This walk was part of East Market Development.

(phillymag)

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Content Published May 23, 2020

Cityhall - spring 2020

The City hall of Philadelphia is always be the center of the heart of the city. All the skyscraper buildings are surrounding this area, All the activities are here all year around, either it is a parade, outdoor activities like marathon, outdoor "zumba" workout, ice skating, or entertainment like light show, christmas village, up to protest activities.

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Content Published May 2, 2020

City skyscraper

The Comcast Technology Center (covered by the tree on the left )is 60-floor building, with a height of 1,121 feet (342 m), and is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the tenth-tallest building in the United States and the tallest outside Manhattan and Chicago. The tower is located one block away from the Comcast Center ( the third from left), the headquarters of Comcast Corporation.

The middle is One Liberty Place which was Philadelphia's first skyscraper, now is the third tallest building

Next to this building on the right is Two Liberty Place holds the fourth place.

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Content Published May 1, 2020

FMC Tower

FMC Tower is a 49-story, 730-foot tall, luxury, mixed-use skyscraper designed by Master Architect César Pelli that combines iconic architecture with the latest in advanced engineering and LEED - based sustainable design. The tower contains 622,000 square feet of trophy office space with 10 ’ ceilings and efficient floor plates enabling collaborative, light-filled workspaces

Location: 2929 Walnut st.

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Content Published June 3, 2018

Two Toned City Hall Tower

Have we ever been wondering about, why the top of City Hall - a 200-foot metal structure atop a 347-foot stone edifice -“is a completely different shade of white than the rest of the building? Was it an oversight during a renovation project or is there a technical reason?” Actually, the answer to both questions is yes. Renovation required a change in materials used for the City Hall tower’s skin, but the designers of City Hall never meant the fact to be quite so noticeable. The work on the tower, from the clock level up to the observation deck was covered with cast iron, was planned to replace some of the [nearly] 4,000 iron plates, but instead, it replaced almost all of them with a new skin of steel. Most of the 3,900 iron plates were replaced with about 2,000 copper-and-zinc-coated plates. The redesign with fewer plates was intentional; there would be fewer niches and spaces where rainwater could accumulate and cause corrosion. The plates were electroplated and were to be covered with a state-of-the-art paint that would last 50 years or more, the kind of hardy, nearly indestructible paint used for bridges, ships, and airplanes. The thing is, the company that developed the paint made it in just three colors: white, dark gray, and light gray. Officials of the city’s Art Commission chose the light-gray hue and thought about “warming up the color" to match the stone of the main building. But they could not find a way to do it. So the light-gray paint went on the copper plates before being topped on the refurbished tower. It had taken six years (1984 – 1990) and $26.5 million to refurbish Philadelphia’s City Hall tower.

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Religious Architecture

The history of architecture is concerned more with religious buildings than with any other type
Landmarks & Historial Buildings/ Objects

As the birth place of USA, Philadelphia is packed with a lot of landmarks and historical buildings/ sites.
Philadelphia Corners

The corners of Philadelphia that we know, see, and pass everyday, We just need to stop for awhile, let them entertain you so we can be grateful for being alive.
Architectural sculpturs/objects

Architectural sculptures or objects/elements, either integrated with the structure or freestanding works, they are part of the original design.
Surrounding cities

The beauties of surrounding cities and counties around Philadelphia.
Nature

Nature is powerful and wise in its silence. It has endless amount of patience and unconditional love. After all, Nature is just simple and source of inspirations
Arts

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.