Philadelphia's tallest tower completed by Foster + Partners


A team led by Foster + Partners has completed work on the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia, a mixed-use high-rise complex that sports the city's tallest tower. 

Image courtesy of © Jeffrey Totaro.

Image courtesy of © Jeffrey Totaro.

The tower rises 1,121-feet and contains offices for local the NBC affiliate and Spanish language news service Telemundo62. The tower's "vertically-stepped" offices feature "Silicon Valley-style" lofted working areas and a mix of tech-savvy television studios. A 12-story Four Seasons Hotel tops the office portions of the complex.

Image courtesy of Nigel Young / Foster + Partners.

Image courtesy of Christian Horan Photography.

Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman of Foster + Partners said via press release, “The Comcast Technology Center brings together an unusual mixture of uses to create a new exemplar for the design of tall buildings. It makes a positive contribution to the surrounding urban fabric, drawing public life into the building an...

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