The skyline bristles with cranes, summoning thickets of hotel towers to accommodate the influx.
Taller towers to accommodate these blades can be difficult to ship, install and keep steady in the field, however.
The assignment demanded that they work within certain constraints — to situate the center on about 30,000 square feet near the One World Trade Center office tower and to accommodate the dance presentation needs of the Joyce Theater, which was selected as a tenant for the building in 2004.
By 1928, one tower, which was to accommodate a theater and a recreation center, and the stairwell were completed.
It renewed negotiations with Silverstein this spring, once again seeking changes to the tower's design to accommodate trading.
The skyline along the road from the town of Sar-e Pol to the rural site of the oil fields is dotted with large polygonal towers, newly built to accommodate uniformed security forces.
The tower's 4000 pound clock arrived by rail in August from New Haven, Connecticut although the tower was not ready to accommodate the timepiece until October.
The redevelopment plan called for the hutongs and the old Drum Tower, a Beijing landmark, to accommodate a new museum of timekeeping, a high-end underground shopping center and parking.
In 2006, the first six floors of the tower were re-opened to accommodate an overflow of students.
