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Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2009 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know!

We see photographers around the city all the time, our Photoist posts are always impressive, and the Phillyist Flickr Photo Pool has thousands of shots. So we know you're out there, and you've probably got a photo that you really love, sitting under-appreciated on your hard drive. You need a chance to show it off. Which is why we're putting on the 2008 Phillyist Framed Photography Show, a chance to display your photography in a gallery setting. We want to see your work off the screen and on the walls at Studio 34 Yoga.

Click over to this rules post to find out how to enter. Entry is completely free!

We're also extremely pleased to announce the judges who will be selecting the contest winners from the entry pool. In addition to yours truly, your shots will be scoped by the insanely-talented JJ Tiziou (JJ Tiziou Photography) and Brad Maule (phillyskyline.com).

We're looking forward to an awesome night! Help make it even better by getting your entries in before the May 21 deadline.

So says the building's website, and it's right.



Just a few hours ago, phillyskyline.com broke news of a supertall skyscraper proposal for the property bounded by 18th, 19th, Arch, and Cuthbert Streets (currently a surface parking lot). At 1500 feet, the American Commerce Center would dwarf Philly's recently-crowned king, the Comcast Center (975 ft), and if completed today, would stand as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and fourth-tallest building in the world. All this in little-old-Philadelphia, which felt guilty about looking down on William Penn's hat just 20 years ago.

And although the height is impressive enough, the finer details of this project as initially released make it difficult to criticize. A guiding principle of the developer, Walnut Street Capital, is to embrace the city at the street level. So while the spire will split the clouds overhead, pedestrians on the street will be able to enjoy several floors of ground-level retail. Once they enter the building, two publicly-accessible gardens await.

This mixed-use project also features a 26-story hotel in addition to the 63-story office tower. Those making it past the three-story hotel lobby will find an enormous low-rooftop garden for hotel guests, allowing them to gaze north, east, or south over the city from 473 feet.

The American Commerce Center will be constructed with a US Green Building Council LEED Gold Certification in mind. This seems to be a positive trend in Philly when considered alongside the green-minded development of the Comcast Center. As a further snub to the environment- and streetscape-damaging automobile, all of the building's unavoidable parking space will be underground. Great credit goes to architects Kohn Pedersen Fox for beautifully executing Walnut Street Capital's vision.

What's not to love? This is a great day for Philadelphia. Check out the official renderings and more information on phillyskyline.com.