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Title	PSFS BUILDING
Alternate Title	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building
View	View of the lobby
Notes	financial, administrative, hotel
Work Type	bank headquarters hotel office building skyscraper
Style/Period	Early Modern Art Deco
Creator Name	Howe, George Lescaze, William
Creator Nationality	American firm
Date.Creator Birth	20C
Major Design Aspects	avant-garde minimalist aesthetic
Elements & Spatial Types	exhibition hall
Climate Type	temperate
Country	United States of America
City	Philadelphia
State/Province	PA
Architectural Material	steel, glass, glazed brick
Structural System	steel frame glazed brick curtain wall
Dates	1932
Century	20C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	Built by the oldest bank in the United States, the PSFS is a dramatic expression of the steel skeleton and the many identical floors of the modern office building. Above the fifth floor the building assumes its characteristic T-shape. The typical plan shows how elevators and ducts are concentrated in one smooth block of glazed black brick. Offices project in a narrow wing for favorable light, with columns revealed on either side as vertical shafts. At the front, floors are cantilevered beyond the columns to allow continuous glass for maximum light and freedom of interior arrangement. Between the bands of glass are bands of light gray brick.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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