The White Flint Crossing project that was approved yesterday by planners will include a 24-story, 289-foot-tall building that will eclipse by 13 feet Gaithersburg’s Washingtonian Tower, becoming the tallest skyscraper in the Maryland suburbs. According to architects, the new building (pictured at right) is intended to create a “dramatic and distinctive signature on the skyline”. BeyondDC thinks it’s a little boxy and perhaps a bit too wide for its height, but we like the verticality of the façade. The crown is something of a quesetion mark. If built with the right material and illuminated properly at night, it could very well become the beacon planners and architects hope.

For more information visit the staff report (pdf).

Update: Additional information and renderings – including the three shown below – are available at the project web site. This second batch of images show a substantially different tower than the first. BeyondDC doesen’t know which is closer to what will actually be built. May 10, 2006