Article: Building tops regain prominence; pyramidal, rectangular and domed shapes are the most typical, although they can take many forms. (buildings in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, St. Louis, Pittsburgh)

Building tops regain prominence

Pyramidal, rectangular and domed shapes are the most typical, although they can take many forms

As the International Style proliferated following World War II, flat tops became a staple of tall building design. But with the evolution of a stylistic pluralism in recent years, the flat top has become passe, and designers are striving to give their buildings distinctive caps.

Each of the four towers at the World Financial Center on the west side of lower Manhattan, for example, has a distinctive termination: a 51-story building is topped by a pyramid, a 45-story building by a dome, a 37-story building by a ...

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