Day 28: every rose has its thorn

San Jose State's Tower Hall

Every big name university has a signature building on campus that is there for the sheer purpose of adding character to its otherwise uncharacteristic structures. This is the building that will show up on every ad, every webpage, every ID card. Why? Because all academics or sports aside, this is the defining characteristic of your university's environment. UCLA has its Royce Hall, Berkeley has its Sather Tower, Cal State Hayward has Warren Hall and Chabot College has that one big building in the middle, I guess:

The same could be said of city skylines. Every major city has at least one or two buildings that define the character of a city since you won't find it anywhere else. New York? Empire State Building. Chicago? Sears Tower. San Francisco? Golden Gate Bridge or TransAmerica Pyramid. Hayward? Uh...the Hayward Shoreline Building?