The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 389

caltrane74 · #**7761** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

To an extent this is true. But at the same time it restricts things a bit if we can only talk about cities without ever comparing them with one another. I just think it depends on how negative you go. If you say something like "Wow, city X has a beautiful skyline! Waaay nicer than city Y which is a bunch of ugly generic —!" Then that's trolling. But saying "I prefer city X skyline to city Y because I find the architecture to be higher quality and more diverse." Well I can see someone from city Y not liking that, but it isn't insulting or trolling imo.

What the hell is this?

Quote:

It has a consistency that Toronto lacks

Prometheus · #**7762** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:26 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

Here's a photo of Victoria from Monday. It shows four construction projects, including a new bridge and the cities largest office building.

DSC03125cl by Gary Hoyer, on Flickr

Which one is the new largest office building? And how big/tall will it be?

esquire · #**7763** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:34 PM**

^ Victoria may not have a soaring skyline, but no one could say it's not an interesting one to look at. The cityscape is really impressive.

SkahHigh · #**7764** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:41 PM**

From QUAD Windsor's Instagram account

Dylan Leblanc · #**7765** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:55 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prometheus

Which one is the new largest office building? And how big/tall will it be?

The tower crane that is on the right site. It is actually still being installed. Here is the building - https://www.google.ca/search?q=victoria+...UoAmoVChMInJ2rv9zRyAIVxsamCh2PKQRJ&dpr=1

Nouvellecosse · #**7766** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by caltrane74

What the hell is this?

Do you really consider that to be insulting? He isn't saying Toronto doesn't have any consistency or that it lacks enjoyability or quality, only that Vancouver is stronger in one particular aspect. And although I've never been to Vancouver, based on my experience with Toronto I would be inclined to agree. Toronto is a lot of great things, but being highly consistent isn't really one of them. Throughout downtown there is a fair bit of variation in the level of height, density, buildings age, and quality, and grandeur. It has become more and more consistent as the building boom progresses, but I can't see how it's unreasonable to say another city is more so.

Prometheus · #**7767** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 7:13 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

The tower crane that is on the right site. It is actually still being installed. Here is the building - https://www.google.ca/search?q=victoria+...UoAmoVChMInJ2rv9zRyAIVxsamCh2PKQRJ&dpr=1

Thanks. That's a shame that it's set back like that (not so much the tower, but the Douglas St. streetwall).

caltrane74 · #**7768** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 7:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

Do you really consider that to be insulting? He isn't saying Toronto doesn't have any consistency or that it lacks enjoyability or quality, only that Vancouver is stronger in one particular aspect. And although I've never been to Vancouver, based on my experience with Toronto I would be inclined to agree. Toronto is a lot of great things, but being highly consistent isn't really one of them. Throughout downtown there is a fair bit of variation in the level of height, density, buildings age, and quality, and grandeur. It has become more and more consistent as the building boom progresses, but I can't see how it's unreasonable to say another city is more so.

They way you state it, and the way he states it are soooo different.

You almost make it sound like a good thing.

flipv · #**7769** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 8:12 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

To an extent this is true. But at the same time it restricts things a bit if we can only talk about cities without ever comparing them with one another. I just think it depends on how negative you go. If you say something like "Wow, city X has a beautiful skyline! Waaay nicer than city Y which is a bunch of ugly generic —!" Then that's trolling. But saying "I prefer city X skyline to city Y because I find the architecture to be higher quality and more diverse." Well I can see someone from city Y not liking that, but it isn't insulting or trolling imo.

In Toronto's case sounds like he'd be a fan of the condo neighbourhoods plaguing some central areas.... If that's consistency; no thanks. Vancouver developers have done enough damage.

Martin Mtl · #**7770** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 10:33 PM**

Credit: @montrealiste

Rico Rommheim · #**7771** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 10:46 PM**

That must be the most flattering angle for Le 1000.

Somehow that 205m (and a bit taller actually, more like 210+) tower manages to underwelm at every angle, but here it looks legit.

But really, this is one tower which should have been taller. Yes I know we want EVERY tower to be higher, but this one really really, Really should have been like 30-50m taller.

cyeg66 · #**7772** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 10:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkahHigh

From QUAD Windsor's Instagram account

Wow, the Bell Centre's getting surrounded pretty quickly, quite the difference from 20 years ago. You'll hardly be able to see it coming in from the west on la 20.

Chadillaccc · #**7773** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 12:19 AM**

Calgary Downtown Dramatic Skies by Brett Abernethy(www.brettabernethy.com), on Flickr

Star Trails over Calgary on a Cold Winter Night - Surviving the Arctic Vortex by Brett Abernethy(www.brettabernethy.com), on Flickr

Another Bridge over the Bow by Brett Abernethy(www.brettabernethy.com), on Flickr

Mrs Sauga · #**7774** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 12:48 AM**

I don't think that guy is trolling... isn't he from Toronto?

I definitely agree that Vancouver is more consistent, whereas Toronto and Montreal have more variety. Guess he sees that as a good thing. I prefer the variety.

Also, both Toronto and Montreal have grander older buildings. Not sure what he was thinking. Though alot of times, when you see something every day, it becomes underwhelming vs when you see something new. My parents use to do this all the time when I was little. They only ever went downtown Toronto when they had, and they found it boring. Once we visited Detroit, Ottawa, and other lesser cities, they were impressed with all those cities had to offer.

That last Montreal and Calgary shots are awesome. Both make their skylines very "New York-ish"

itom 987 · #**7775** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 1:02 AM**

Edmonton’s skyline

Edmonton in October 2015 by Thomas Huizinga, on Flickr

October 2015 by Thomas Huizinga, on Flickr

G.S MTL · #**7776** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 1:54 AM**

I like Edmontons skyline ! That 250m tower is gonna dramatically change that skyline

someone123 · #**7777** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 2:02 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

So what would be the Vancouver equivalent of the Sun Life Building ? Or the Windsor Station ? Or the great appartement buildings on Sherbrooke street like Le Château ? Or the Ritz Carlton ? Or City Hall ? Or the Old Royal Bank Buildings on St-Jacques ? And all those other very ornate buildings all over Old Montreal ? And the historic Bank of Montreal HQ on Place d'Armes ? Christ Church Cathedral ? St-Patrick basilica ? The Marie-Reine-Du-Monde cathedral ?The old historic department stores like Eaton or the Bay ? Or the NY Life Insurance building and Aldred and Notre-Dame Basilica, also on Place d'Armes ? Or the Custom house on McGill ? Or the Old Trunk building on the same street ? And all the religious grey stones buildings all over town ? And what about the Museum of Fine Arts, the institutional buildings of Maisonneuve, including the Marché Maisonneuve ? The old Bell Telephone building on Cote du Beaver Hall ? The Old Court house adjacent to City Hall ? The Ernest Cormier court house in front of it ? Château Viger ? Archives Nationales also on Viger square ? The Dominion Square building ? I could go on and on... If there is one thing that Montreal doesn't lack is grand architecture.

Actually I would say that Vancouver has a lot of nice equivalents for many of the major historical landmarks in Montreal. What it is missing is medium-scale buildings, particularly out in the neighbourhoods. In Vancouver you hit detached houses and plain post-war walk-up apartments very quickly, and a lot of the old houses are low quality and comparatively uninteresting. There's also less diversity in the age of the buildings; there is almost nothing significant built before about 1890.

I think the landmark buildings built from about 1900-1930 in Vancouver are the most under-appreciated. They are some of the nicest buildings constructed in Canada during that period. Most of the new ones, aside from a couple of stand outs, I don't really care for.

esquire · #**7778** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 2:03 AM**

^ The new rink is pretty tall... it's actually making an impact on they skyline which I was not expecting.

itom 987 · #**7779** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 2:06 AM**

It literally feels like downtown shifted north with Roger's Place and the ICE district under construction.

Martin Mtl · #**7780** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 2:48 AM**

Credit: @coraliedpn