PHILADELPHIA | Comcast Technology Center | 1,121 FT | 60 FLOORS

[PHL10]

If you apply the definition of a roof to both buildings consistently, that's not really true. The top of Comcast Center is an unoccupied, steel framed crown. The "roof" of CTC is higher if we define it as the structure enclosing the the top of the last occupied floor. But if we define the roof as the top of a non-occupied structure at the top of a building, then once again, CTC is taller.

[Trich]

The top portion of the Comcast Center is a cooling tower much like CTC. The top floor of the CTC is higher than the top floor of the Comcast Center. So when you're enjoying a drink in the sky lobby of CTC you'll be looking down at the peons in the Comcast Center.

I sometimes wonder if they had elected to make the top of the CTC all cooling tower like CC instead of spreading out some of the cooling floors like they did, would CTC be "overall" taller than CC? Looking at pics...I think so...

[Marcos]

and, isn't the height of the CTC cooling tower a skosh higher than the height of the Comcast Center cooling tower metal enclosure non-occupied boxy roof-like, thing?

[Late1]

Yes - Comcast tops out at 975', and CTC's cooling tower will top out at 996.5'.

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by Late1

Yes - Comcast tops out at 975', and CTC's cooling tower will top out at 996.5'.

ugh, why not an even 1,000'

[Knight Hospitaller]

If only we had discovered this sooner! ;-)

[jsbrook]

Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

If only we had discovered this sooner! ;-)

Right. Now that someone has noticed the roof height is shorter than the Comcast Center, I say we rip the whole damn building down. This is too much to bear. I'd rather have a parking lot.

[jsbrook]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

ugh, why not an even 1,000'

Why not 1003.5? Or 1003.127421?

[Plokoon11]

Maybe the reason why the rest of the building roof is taking awhile, is because they realized they need to go taller and are extending the heights a bit! One can dream, right?

[boxbot]

Originally Posted by jonesrmj

The thing I find funny about this building is that the roof is shorter than the original Comcast Center. It's just the spire that makes it taller

Over 5,000 posts and nobody noticed this! Thanks!

[apetrella802]

Originally Posted by boxbot

Over 5,000 posts and nobody noticed this! Thanks!

the height of a building is one of the followingcouncil on tall buildings)

the top of the roof

the top of the spire, the spire being an attenuation of the structural framing system, not an antenna which is not part of the framing system

the top of the highest occupied floor

The top of a spire is, IMO, the most honest measure of the height of a building. Think of a gothic cathedral from the middle ages. The spire is the culmination of the masonry construction and even though it is not normally occupied it is one with the stone construction that supports it.

[mcgrath618]

I don't think the CTC's beacon counts as a spire, since it's structurally kind of the backbone of the building and not just plopped on top like WTC1.

[boxbot]

Originally Posted by apetrella802

the height of a building is one of the followingcouncil on tall buildings)

the top of the roof

the top of the spire, the spire being an attenuation of the structural framing system, not an antenna which is not part of the framing system

the top of the highest occupied floor

The top of a spire is, IMO, the most honest measure of the height of a building. Think of a gothic cathedral from the middle ages. The spire is the culmination of the masonry construction and even though it is not normally occupied it is one with the stone construction that supports it.

It was a joke. Not a teaching moment.

[Marcos]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

I don't think the CTC's beacon counts as a spire, since it's structurally kind of the backbone of the building and not just plopped on top like WTC1.

absolutely, it has more substance/girth than a typical spire; the lantern is in a bit of a class by itself & on CTC it is a visible backbone, at least from the renderings something you can actually touch the base of at street level - it's unique.

[City Wide]

Originally Posted by Marcos

absolutely, it has more substance/girth than a typical spire; the lantern is in a bit of a class by itself & on CTC it is a visible backbone, at least from the renderings something you can actually touch the base of at street level - it's unique.

very much in agreement with you. Without the lantern this building wouldn't be nearly the same as with it.

[Plokoon11]

I've said this before, this building has a trophy like appearance with the step ups and spire massing.

[volguus zildrohar]

Was this video done by any of us? Several of the images used were taken/composited by us - myself included.

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[acumenhokie]

Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

Was this video done by any of us? Several of the images used were taken/composited by us - myself included.

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Top notch production quality right there folks.

[TK2001]

Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

Was this video done by any of us? Several of the images used were taken/composited by us - myself included.

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I know who it is. He took my photos too. I contacted him and he said he can share them if he wants too, but later deleted the videos with my photos. I warned him about what the photographers will say and the consequences, but he just blocked me and kept making videos

[summersm343]

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