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05-18-2008, 06:37 PM
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What will become of the AIA building?
It appears to be undergoing a total restoration inside and out. I would have assumed it was going to become condos or apartments. But I have never seen any billboards or advertising to that effect as I have with every other conversion. Who's going to occupy the building when it's all done?
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05-18-2008, 06:49 PM
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#1 (permalink) 10-16-2007, 10:36 AM
Jayfar Cheesesteak GURU! Wiz with Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Southwest Center City aka South Rittenhouse Posts: 3,598 Architects Building to become a Kimpton Hotel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stumbled across this excerpt in the online edition of The Philadelphia Architect: http://ga0.org/Philaarchitects/notic...70724#article1 Quote: Just as the Architects Building, now to be converted to a Kimpton Hotel, was a landmark step in 1929, today the Center for Architecture is our generation's legacy investment in the future of our profession and the quality of our community. Note typo in my thread title - should be Kimpton. __________________ Cheers, Jayfar -- “I am indeed well aware of the history of Conventional (sic) Hall, both globally and locally, and can assure you that we are carefully exploring avenues for its future.” -- Penn President Amy Gutmann 5 days before demolition began. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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05-18-2008, 06:59 PM
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Thanks for the info. The classic art deco building should make a really swanky hotel.
 FWIW, I tried Googling "Philadelphia AIA building", but those words are so generic that the web search results were useless, heh. 
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05-18-2008, 07:08 PM
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05-19-2008, 12:30 PM
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That's great info - I was wondering myself! thanks!
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