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American Commerce Center

The American Commerce Center was a proposed supertall skyscraper approved for construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but cancelled due to the Great Recession. The Comcast Technology Center, the tallest skyscraper in both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, now stands on the site. At 1,510 feet (460 m) tall with 63 floors, the building would have dominated the Philadelphia skyline, standing almost 400 ft (120 m) talle…

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States

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Kohn Pedersen Fox

New York, New York, United States

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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architectural firm based in New York City that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services. They engineer different projects including civic and cultural spaces, commercial office buildings, transportation facilities, residential and hospi…

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