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Franklin Court is a complex of museums, structures, and historic sites within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is located at the site which American printer, scientist, diplomat, and statesman Benjamin Franklin had his Philadelphia residence from 1763 to his death in 1790.
The Franklin Residences is a historic apartment building located at 834 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened on January 14, 1925, as the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and was named after United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin .
The PSFS Building (1931) with Liberty Place (1987) in the background. Numerous steel and concrete skyscrapers were constructed in the first two decades of the 20th century. In the 1920s construction continued with skyscrapers such as the Aldine Trust Building, the Lewis Tower, the Drake Hotel, the Ben Franklin House and the Rittenhouse Plaza.
Society founded 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. Building erected 1768. Early members included George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. 3: Arch Street Friends Meeting House: Arch Street Friends Meeting House
The Goddard Laboratories, which are connected to the Richards Laboratories, have a similar appearance. When the University of Pennsylvania decided it needed a new medical research building, the dean of fine arts recommended Louis Kahn, a highly regarded professor of architecture on the faculty there who had been exploring new approaches for modern architecture.
Buildings designed by Louis Kahn (1901−1974) — an internationally renowned American Modernist architect. Pages in category "Louis Kahn buildings" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Dr. Bernard J. Alpers, vice-president of the synagogue, persuaded his friend the Philadelphia architect Louis Kahn to plan the new synagogue building. Kahn produced ten designs for the building between 1961 and 1972. [35] The Congregation decided that construction and maintenance costs would be too high and did not build Kahn's designs.
Cret's students included Louis Kahn, who studied under him at the University of Pennsylvania and worked in Cret's architectural office in 1929 and 1930. Other notable architects who studied under Cret include Alfred Easton Poor , [ 8 ] Charles I. Barber , [ 9 ] William Ward Watkin , [ 10 ] Edwin A. Keeble , Alfred Bendiner , and Chinese ...