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The Houston metro has a population of ~7 million. Is what you stated supposed to be impressive / significant? If anything, it's embarrassing that LA has trailed, and continues to trail, Houston for so long, from a development perspective. |
Not saying it to say anything impressive. Just seems thats the way it's going. In LA's defense, the earthquake concerns did matter for a long, long time and still are there.
You're right, LA should've been 3 already. But I just think LA's thinking bigger moving forward. |
I'd say Philly is looking pretty good these days from the East, or West, or all over - to the guy who said you can only view the skyline from the south or Mann Center.
Also, might add two 500 footers have broken ground this summer which will expand the skyline south. Also, 2 towers are supposed to announced for Schuylkill Yards before the year is out, and one of them will probably be in the 700-800 ft range expanding the skyline way west, further than FMC Tower. https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram...ninstagram.com https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram...ninstagram.com https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram...ninstagram.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQOQMdjeHM/ https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram...ninstagram.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkFCw2jdvE/ https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram...ninstagram.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BznzDeqHqMY/ |
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I like the Emporis cutoff. 500 ft. is too high for a bottom cutoff. Sao Paulo has essentially nothing above 500 ft., but has one of the most jaw-dropping skylines on earth. So, yeah, I would weight by height range, but with a far lower bottom cutoff.
And there has to be some way to incorporate the non-highrise things that contribute to a skyline (bridges, monuments, elevation changes, waterways, etc.) but no clue how to do this. Plus how to account for building quality and diversity (500 commieblocks aren't equivalent to 500 starchitect towers, obviously). |
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some cities have every. single. last. building over 10 floors catelogued. others are missing thousands of them. worthwhile comparisons become meaningless with such wild inconsistencies in the numbers. |
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You and I both know what you're doing. In the Phoenix 101 thread, I repeatedly stated: 1. NYC and Philly are nothing alike from a development perspective 2. Philly is more like an East Coast version of Houston or Dallas from a development perspective than Philly is like NYC from a development perspective You were one of the primary forumers who claimed the opposite on both points. The data and skyline photos referenced within this thread support my claim 100%. Philly's layout is not like NYC's, and much more closely resembles that of Houston or Dallas. |
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I think you get the best perspective on the Philly skyline (able to appreciate its depth, volume, length, and height) from those angles. Most other angles, even though they are impressive (like the ones you posted) don't fully do it justice because a lot of it gets blocked out by itself... which one could argue is a good thing since it means the buildings are pretty tall and densely situated. |
No idea what youse guys are even talking about.
For North America: 1) NYC is like in its own skyscraper universe period -- everyone knows that (I would hope). 2) Chicago - classic, massive, iconic. 3) Toronto - recent growth and modern towers are stunning After that -- you've got: SF, Philly, Miami, LA, Houston, Seattle, and maybe Dallas and Atlanta in the next category. That was easy. |
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We get it. Stop saying the same old shit. No one has ever claimed that those are not the top. Some people might want to find out what cities a valid 4) and 5) and 6) etc. tiers might be comprised of... with actual data. In order to do that, you have to determine tier criteria. |
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Well, this is why I have been a member since 2003, for the nerdiest conversations on the internet! It's been fun, really.
Houston *needs* an iconic, tall, and modern tower and also a bunch of new residential highrises downtown to add variety and street activity. If I say anything else I would just be repeating people. :tup: |
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Depending on how the buckets are defined, you might that some smaller cities like Pittsburgh will get ranked with some bigger cities... But no city under the Chicago/Toronto level has such a massive competitive advantage that it couldn't be easily displaced by a healthy building boom in another city. |
never realized that crying over skylines results in tiers.
:sly: get it? tiers? tears? crying? I'll let myself out... :runaway: |
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