Nice... looking forward to seeing Ottawa's skyline beef-up a bit...

Another city added awesome!

Nice to see Ottawa in transition both in terms of urban and transit planning. Last time I was there I stayed at the Delta City Centre and the views from the top floor are amazing! I can only image how they are changing these days...:tup:

A zoom-in to 100 Queens Quay:

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A zoom-in to Canada House:

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Not looking forward to Canada House. It promises to be another non-descript glass box in an area of downtown Toronto that's already abysmal.

A zoom-in and flyover of Stanley Condos:

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A zoom-in and flyover of CC3:

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CC3 has the potential to be a real stunner.

A zoom-in and flyover of 60 Mill:

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A zoom-in and flyover of Theatre District Condos:

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Here's an updated London skyline with a couple of new proposals:

https://i.imgur.com/wfiE0hWh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ucdB0vrh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Ga7nI6Lh.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/g8WfpAqh.jpg

Well done! London is certainly growing...

A zoom-in and flyover of Rosedale on Bloor:

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Love those London shots.

Nice work on your ongoing project, koops. Thanks for sharing it with us. I have lost track: what are the other same-height buildings directly surrounding Rosedale on Bloor?

Thanks... 603 Sherbourne, 591 Sherbourne and the already completed Selby.

^Thanks.

A zoom-in to 19 Duncan:

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A zoom-in and flyover of One Yorkville:

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M City:

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the last one there of Mississauga city centre, koops is mind blowing!!:tup:

Thanks!

A zoom-in and flyover of Liberty Central by the Lake:

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A zoom-in and flyover of Bauhaus:

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Toronto on track to have more skyscrapers than Chicago, but will quality match quantity?

Toronto has the 3rd highest number of skyscrapers in North America
Talia Ricci · CBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2020

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A photo taken from the CN Tower's look-out level shows Toronto's growing core. The city's chief planner says the skyline will look a lot different in a decade as Toronto embraces a period of growth. (Talia Ricci/CBC)

It's no secret that Toronto is getting taller. You can see the evidence throughout the downtown skyline and beyond. But what Torontonians might not know is that their city could soon outstrip Chicago in the number of skyscrapers over 150 metres.

According to statistics from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Toronto has 67 skyscrapers, 31 are under construction and 59 are proposed.

Chicago's skyline now boasts 126 skyscrapers, but the city only has 19 buildings proposed or under construction.

This means in a few years, Toronto could have 157 skyscrapers while Chicago would sit at 145, bringing Canada's largest city to second place in North America after New York's 284 skyscrapers.

John Straube, associate professor in the department of civil engineering and the school of architecture at University of Waterloo, says this is a milestone that's been on the horizon for a while.

"Part of the reason we're getting a lot of skyscrapers is because we're a younger city, we're reaching our peak," Straube said.

"Chicago did that more than 30 years ago."

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A model of the city is displayed at Toronto's city hall. The chief planner says as Toronto becomes more of a global city, there will be an increasing level of creativity in the newer skyscrapers. (Talia Ricci/CBC )

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...cago-1.5429816

Two future renders of Downtown Montreal - circa 2025

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https://www.century21.ca/Property/QC...quare_Phillips

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by Gargantua on mtlurb

Right on... that daytime one is awesome!

There is obviously no comparison when it comes to quality. Chicago’s architectural tours are a mainstay of their tourism industry for a reason.

Those London renders look like that city will have a real skyline in the near future. :O

This decade will be a very good decade for London. Half of the proposals in the image are already under construction, and you can be assured that there will be many more coming through in the next few years.

Well in fairness there's a lot more going on Chicago than just "quality." A lot of the attraction with things like architectural tours are buildings with historical significance because of either their age, their status as landmarks in design heritage, or both. I'd argue that a city can have high quality (solid designs, materials, etc.) even without similar "significance."

A zoom-in to Untitled Condos:

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I've noticed that even with all the construction going on, Montreal is still going to end up with a fairly "table-top" skyline. Right now it has a gappy table-top, and it's heading for a more filled-in table-top.

Very similar to Ottawa, only higher and with more interesting architecture (it's true).

Montreal has never known it, but it needs a monster. It needs a '70s Chicago goliath to make its scale snap together.

I don't really think a supertall would compliment the skyline's built form or profile particularly well, especially since the bulk of tall construction in the city (and country even) tend to be residential towers with smaller floor plates. It would resemble a middle finger pointed towards the 401 or the National Assembly, whichever you choose.

That said, imagining the height limit were lifted for the sake of argument, I think a 230-260m tower with some heft and possibly terminating in a pinnacle or spire would fit the skyline nicely.

Place Ville-Marie was kinda like that when it was built in the 60s, but that was another era.

I concur. A couple of 230-260m towers with striking architectural features on the crowns would tie the skyline together quite well while keeping the general height ceiling at ~200m.

A supertall would be nice but it would be too disproportionate. There would need to be multiple 250m-ish buildings to balance the skyline out, which I don't think is what Montreal wants to go for.

Sweet! Except I've just realized the 455 R-L (approx. 145m) is missing. It should have quite an impact on the skyline.

Looking good Montreal! Is Victoria Sur le Parc a little too tall and fat in that image though?

VSP is probably a little to large in the image - given that it sits on lower ground than Le 1000 and is 10m taller than Tour de la Bourse. That said, of all the ~200m towers in the render, it's the closest to the "viewer" so it will likely appear slightly taller than the rest.

Montreal needs to ditch the Mt. Royal height limit. It does nothing to help preserve the character of the city. It just leads to a bland wall of uniformly tall towers... I agree that even just 1 or 2 signature buildings that punctuate above would help...

I agree PVM was kind of like that in the 1960s not only due to it's height but also it's size. I believe it was the largest office tower in NA outside of NY in terms of square footage when it was built.

Still, it remains Canada's most iconic office tower and I don't see that every changing.

RE: Mtl height limit.

In about a decade from now, downtown will have about about 20 towers between 210 and 200m tall. Only then will the height limit begin to be revisited. Before this happens though, I suspect one or two suburbs might just build a couple towers over 205m tall, a la Burnaby or Mississauga.

I took the same POV using my models. You also see the impact of 455 RL. Forget the tower in the port at the right, it's wrong - the actual Tour du Grand Quai will be smaller.

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Quick question since I noticed your icon is also my favourite Montreal skyscraper. What if anything was built on the site of its abandoned twin? I keep forgetting. I've never been to the city yet...

A hotel which as been transformed into student housing since. There was not only talks about a twin but triplets!

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Really nice to see Montreal getting some new tall buildings despite the table-top effect... These projects will make up 3/5 of the city's tallest!

Agree although that table top looks contrived. It's not like one can see Mont Royal so the height restriction is all rather pointless. It doesn't accomplish what it's intended to do.

I think the height restriction has more to do with the fact that they don't want to have a skyline highter than Mont-Royal, that's it. The reasons behind it are pointless, we don't need to see the Mont-Royal from everywhere. The real reason is '' The height limit was chosen to preserve the predominance of Mount Royal in the urban landscape of Montreal. Mount Royal, which has become emblematic for the city, is at the heart of its territory and its personality.''

In short, they don't want the skyline to overpower Mount Royal.

A zoom-in and flyover of 292 Dundas W:

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If Montreal wanted to preserve some recognition of Mount Royal at its slopes and terraced plains, it would have needed to be 10-15 storeys.