[Dense_Electric]

Personally, I think it should be a matter of official discretion about whether or not the spire on a given structure constitutes an important aesthetic element of the building. The spire on One World Trade Center will obviously be aesthetically important, as is the spire on the Empire State Building. Compare that to the toothpick on top of the New York Times Tower, on the other hand.

And if Chicago thinks I'm not playing fair, I'm willing to give them that the antennas on the Willis, Hancock, and the spire on the Trump are all aesthetically important as well.