The Great Canadian Skyline Thread!

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

The Complexe Desjardins should have never become a prominent landmark in the skyline in the first place. It should have simply blended along with other buildings in the skyline. Instead it has become an "edifice phare" in the skyline, and will remain so probably forever. The Palais de Justice is obviously misplaced, the building itself isn't ugly, it would have fit well on Rene-Levesque est. In general, the skyline east of Bleury is a mess. I've been walking the stretch of Rene-Levesque between St-Laurent and the CBC a lot recently and every time I'm appalled at the incoherent mix of buildings and the sheer ugliness of both new and old structures.
Rene-Levesque east of Berri is nothing less than an embarrassment. That stretch is in dire need of three things: more height, more street commerce, eye-catching architecture. It has none of that.

And then some smart-ass decided to light the building green. what were they thinking?