The International Finance Centre Two – the tallest building in Hong Kong – towers above the city skyline, symbolizing the role played by this metropolis as an internationally important financial centre. The 420-metre, 88-storey-high office block was designed in the tradition of classical skyscrapers, and towers like a huge pylon above the surrounding city. The symmetrical volume is stepped back towards the top, while its recessed corners articulate its shape even further. To emphasize the sense of verticality and to resolve the form at the highest point, the building is topped by an open “crown” of aluminium-clad steel masts.