This architectural tour will take visitors inside Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s new 21-story research and office tower, completed this year. Designed by Ballinger, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Cooper Robertson, the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research is the first building on CHOP’s new Schuylkill Avenue campus. Led by its architects, the tour will go beyond spaces open to the public and include a visit to one of the innovative office floors with flexible workspaces.
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ABOUT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since our start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. Built on a foundation of delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care, the Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. Today, families facing complex conditions come to CHOP from all over the world, and our compassionate care and innovation has repeatedly earned us a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals.