One World Trade Center, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and now nearly complete, tops off at a majestic 1,776 feet (a nod to the year the U.S. declared its independence), earning it the title of tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Its height includes a 408-foot spire, which was officially deemed part of the architecture and not, as some argued, a superfluous antenna. That needle serves as an elegant crown for the 104-story glass tower, which rises from a square footprint but angles inward after the 20th floor, creating a crystalline form consisting of eight isosceles triangles, each a gleaming curtain wall. A striking beacon for the World Trade Center complex (and the future home of Architectural Digest and other Condé Nast publications), the building now stands as a symbol of resilience and pride not just for New Yorkers but for all Americans.
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