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title: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple – Keast & Hood"
url: https://keasthood.com/portfolio-item/the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-temple
description: "Philadelphia Temple Complex: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The complex includes a two-level, underground post-tensioned concrete parking garage occupying the space of a full city block. The garage is topped by a landscaped plaza within which"
lang: en
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# The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple

Image: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple (https://ignitersaas.com/objects/media/0495d72f-ccd8-41de-aa9b-93bc3eaf63be/7799e019-11d8-4e6b-9107-35a0a3149abc/0304c186d40989f613f67d59e1ef2b31-2024-09-Philadelphia-PA-Temple-Exterior-night2016-edited-scaled.jpg)

The complex includes a two-level, underground post-tensioned concrete parking garage occupying the space of a full city block. The garage is topped by a landscaped plaza within which two buildings are situated. The buildings are the Temple, a four-story building of approximately 45,000 square feet in area and the Temple Services Building, a two story, 15,000 square foot structure. It features one of the most ornately detailed natural stone facades built in Philadelphia in nearly 100 years.

All buildings are designed to the Church’s strict seismic performance criteria which require a highly ductile lateral resistance system. Keast & Hood is the prime structural engineering consultant. In addition to designing the Temple, plaza, and garage, Keast & Hood is responsible for managing a minority partner with whom the firm has contracted for the design of the Temple Services Building.

Principal

Thomas J. Normile, PE (retired)

Project Team

Matthew C. Cornman, PE | Robert W. Boris, PE

Client

Perkins & Will

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Project Type

Religious

Project Scope

New Construction & Landscape

Status

Complete

Size

260,000 SF (includes garage and plaza)

Image: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple (https://ignitersaas.com/objects/media/0495d72f-ccd8-41de-aa9b-93bc3eaf63be/7799e019-11d8-4e6b-9107-35a0a3149abc/1196a69581fdb687fd4ce2056592ceb7-2024-09-Philadelphia-PA-Temple-entry2016.jpg)

Image: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple (https://ignitersaas.com/objects/media/0495d72f-ccd8-41de-aa9b-93bc3eaf63be/7799e019-11d8-4e6b-9107-35a0a3149abc/91ed2a6265d5f602957730b30a90f984-2024-09-Philadelphia-PA-Temple-Bride-COs-room2016.jpg)

Image: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple (https://ignitersaas.com/objects/media/0495d72f-ccd8-41de-aa9b-93bc3eaf63be/7799e019-11d8-4e6b-9107-35a0a3149abc/c79225a9eaa504957fab34378542e5cc-2024-09-Philadelphia-PA-Temple-Celestial-room1-2016.jpg)

Image: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple (https://ignitersaas.com/objects/media/0495d72f-ccd8-41de-aa9b-93bc3eaf63be/7799e019-11d8-4e6b-9107-35a0a3149abc/0113306d929df18f144db428277d2cfa-2024-09-Philadelphia-PA-Temple-Baptistry2-2016.jpg)

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