Rainier Tower (Minoru Yamasaki design)

Completed in 1977 and designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, Rainier Tower is distinguished by its dramatically tapered concrete pedestal that elevates the tower above a narrowed base. The unusual sculptural base was a deliberate design choice that makes the building architecturally notable within Seattle's downtown high-rise fabric. The tower's form is often cited in discussions of late-20th-century modernist commercial architecture in the city.