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Philadelphia Corner Central Johannesburg, Gauteng BERNARD JANKS and PARTNERS: Architect

Date: 1950 Status: Unknown Street: Jeppe Street

Neighbour of the Medical Centre Building following the same standard treatment of office buildings designed for easy change in the partitioning of the floor-plan thereby creating, 'cliff-like' street-scapes 'devoid of expression' (Greig, 1971: 148). All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Philadelphia Corner Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 148