The cover page I created depicts he fusion of England merging into Philadelphia, PA.  It shows a bridge from England crossing over into the city skyline of Philadelphia. there is also seen in the background, old Big Ben (the clock tower).  This demonstrates probably what may have happened if American lost the Revolutionary War in 1776.  I did the colors of both the flags into the cover.  Underneath is an explanation of what the reader will soon learn in this imaginative discovery.

The Comcast Center has significantly changed Philadelphia's skyline, as it projected to rank as the 11th tallest building in the U.S at 975 ft.  The construction originally began in January of 2005.  The architect who constructed the design for the building, was none other than the famous New Yorker, Robert A.M. Stern.  And the associate architect on the design team was Kendall/Heaton Associates of Houston.  The cost of this enormous  structure was estimated to about $435 million.  The Comcast Center is now currently the tallest buliding in Philadelphia, as well as between New York and Chicago. Constructed on more than half an acre of landscaped park with glass enclosed winter garden and a underground transit station.  The Comcast Building is located above the railway station above 17th St and JFK Boulevard in the center of Phila.

The safty features in the building reflect the lessons of 9/11 and are making their way into other newly constructed skyscrapers nationwide.   The Comcast Center also has a pressurization system to keep smoke on any floor from rising.  Another feature is that of the stair being an extra 10 inches wider in order for more people to evacuate at once.

Some of the extra features include a public recreational park and a new entrance to Suburban station.  There is also an additional 500-seat concourse-level food court and a 120-space private parking garage.  The building's design put it in contention for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating from the United States Green Building Council. 

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SAFTY FEATURES

COMCAST BUILDING.

Comcast Center

I chose this topic of the construction of buildings in the city based off of the many pictures I have already posted on my blog.  I figured the construction of the Comcast building would be a suitable choice.  It was about not even a year ago when it was finished and shows great style and craftsmanship, as well as immense power in the structure design that man has constructed.  Here is a photograph of the Comcast skyscraper in Philadelphia. This towering building officially opened for business on June 8, 2008. It is located on 17th street and JFK, and stands 975 feet from the ground

This is a drawing of the Philadelphia art museum, another historical piece of architecture in Philadelphia and a historical landmark.

I added some gradient to make it look as if the building itself was fading from black to white.

LOgos of LiFE IN THE CITY

Philadelphia and the sites of interest logos