WorldWide Plaza covers an entire city block and straddles two urban precincts - a financial district and a low-scale, residential neighborhood.
The tower was clad predominantly in masonry rather than glass, with clear glass windows.
Whereas the commercial tower rises to face its counterparts to the east, the residential component steps down to respond to the adjacent neighborhood to the west.
The residential portion includes a smaller tower and buildings with street-level retail space.
A landscaped plaza mediates between the two towers, covering the span of the city block.
The plaza is flanked by pavilions and provides a focus for the retail activities along the edges of the site.
Construction began November 1986 with site excavation.
The building is scaled back at the base to meet zoning regulations.
The "great round windows" at the crown allow air into the mechanical space.
The pyramid roof, despite its size, is not visible from the street when looking directly up the sides of the building.
The concourse-level space is occupied by Dodger Stages, a theatrical center which replaced a Cineplex Odeon in the same space.
theater/opera
commercial office
commercial