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This is the page of models, or specific examples
of vernacular types. Although the name might
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Convention Hall
United States
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Description
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Designed by Philip H. Johnson (not to confuse with the homonymous architect and advocate of the Modern). Built between 1929 and 1931.
The demolition of this building in 2005 teaches that collective memory is -or should be- a powerful criteria, just as economy is, when weighting the possibility to preserve or not an architectural artifact. Some Art Deco architecture may be too big, and hence too inefficient, because it occupies a lot of horizontal space that otherwise could be developed vertically. In any case however, the cost factor should be balanced with the value of a building in the collective imaginary. In this particular case, the building was linked to important events in the life of Philadelphians, such as visits from political, religious, artistic and other major 20th Century figures.
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USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard.
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These are images of the building undergoing demolition. Despite this however, the general contour -as well as the two main facades- can still be noticed.
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Type
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Art Deco
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For academic purposes, please cite this page as:
Arboleda, Gabriel. Convention Hall [online]. Berkeley, CA: Ethnoarchitecture.com,
28 April 2005 [cited 8 January 2009].
Available from World Wide Web: <http://www.Ethnoarchitecture.com/web/models/model/317>.
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