| Mid-Century Architecture |
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| Medical Office Building Philadelphia, PA |
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| The Medical Office Building is part of Temple University. It was previously home to the Skin and Cancer Hospital of Philadelphia. The building appears to be from the early 1960s. |
| Rohm & Haas Building Philadelphia, PA |
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| The Rohm & Haas Building was designed by Pietro Belluschi and built in 1964. The concrete building features bronze plexiglass sunscreens. Plexiglass was developed by Rohm and Haas in 1935. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Alcoa Building Pittsburgh, PA |
H.K. Porter Building Pittsburgh, PA |
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The Alcoa Building was designed by Harrison and Abramovitz
and constructed in 1953. Alcoa (the Aluminum Company of America) has since moved to a different location and the building was donated to the City. The 30-story building used aluminum wherever possible. The building is now known as the Regional Enterprise Tower.
The H.K. Porter Building was also designed by Harrison & Abramovitz and built in 1958. It was the headquarters of the H.K. Porter Co. which manufactured locomotives. They went out of business in 1991 and the building is now occupied by the Federal Home Loan (FHL) Bank. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| United Steelworkers Building Pittsburgh, PA |
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| The United Steelworkers Building was built in 1963 as the IBM Building. The 13-story building is entirely supported by a central core and the lattice-covered exterior. The novel construction makes for a column-free interior. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Philadelphia Police Headquarters Philadelphia, PA |
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| The Philadelphia Police Headquarters, aka "The Roundhouse", was designed by Robert Geddes and built in the early 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| TASA Group Blue Bell, PA |
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| TASA Group occupies a round building that appears to be mid-century modern. Does anyone know more about it? |
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