Editing Two Liberty Place (section)

== Design ==

Helmut Jahn designed Two Liberty Place to complement rather than duplicate its predecessor. The building rises to a lower height than One Liberty Place—848 feet versus 945 feet—creating visual hierarchy within the paired composition. The design shares One Liberty Place's vocabulary of blue glass, white steel mullions, and stepped setbacks, but with variations that distinguish the two buildings while maintaining family relationship. The spire's illumination matches its neighbor, creating paired beacons visible across the region.<ref name="thomas">{{cite book |last=Thomas |first=George E. |title=Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania |year=2010 |publisher=University of Virginia Press |location=Charlottesville}}</ref>

The building connects to its neighbor at ground level through shared retail and public spaces, creating an integrated development despite separate tower identities. This coordination of ground-level activity contributes to Center City's pedestrian vitality, providing destinations and circulation that activate the street. The development's success demonstrated that multiple high-rises could coexist on adjacent sites while creating coherent urban environment.<ref name="gallery"/>