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This is the page of models, or specific examples of vernacular types. Although the name might generate some confusion with the idea of scale-model or maquette, I will call these examples "models" until finding a better term (some people would call them "typological versions," but it sounds too complicated for an online project).
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Convention Hall
United States

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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.

Location USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard.
Images 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 Art Deco
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Bibliographic / Online references
Web page of the Committee to Save Convention Hall, the most vocal organization in the attempt to save the building from demolition:
http://philadeco.com/ (Visited 3 May 2005).
Images of the Convention Hall before demolition.
http://www.robbender.com/gallery/convention_hall (Visited 3 May 2005).
Ethnoarch cross-reference:
Personal entry about the building:
http://www.ethnoarchitecture.com/index/Documents/Document/05III28docs/
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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 23 November 2008]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://www.Ethnoarchitecture.com/web/models/model/317>.
 
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