The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 153

Rico Rommheim · #**3041** Posted **Nov 19, 2009, 2:22 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammo

^where's this last one of? detriot from windsor?

edit: yip, i just scrolled over to the right and that's motown...

no, its Beijing, from Paris...

sammo · #**3042** Posted **Nov 19, 2009, 3:43 PM**

^ ha, you're a laf, rico.

anyways, guess where this is. (not for you rico, i know you know

)

by me yesterday. big clue.

#**3043** Posted **Nov 19, 2009, 3:59 PM**

^Bayview and 401?

I recognize the "twin towers".

MolsonExport · #**3044** Posted **Nov 19, 2009, 4:30 PM**

Kapuskasing?

WhipperSnapper · #**3045** Posted **Nov 19, 2009, 5:03 PM**

Yep @ Bayview & Sheppar . That area is developing into something else ... a plastic pre-war skyline with a gigantic cruise ship permanently docked on one side. It's so bad that it's good.

sammo · #**3046** Posted **Nov 19, 2009, 5:56 PM**

yup,

the styrofoam & plastic gems with pointy spikes are at (401)shepp 'n bayview. the u/c stuff is at 401/yonge.
both north/central metro toronto -for out of towners.

caltrane74 · #**3047** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 3:07 PM**

Mississauga Skyline - before Absolute World takes over

crane is at the side though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyobrien/4116647912/sizes/o/
garyobrien at www.flickr.com

sammo · #**3048** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 3:24 PM**

^yes, but there's much more to the mississauga skyline than those few.

my pics from past spring.

flar · #**3049** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 3:37 PM**

Another Mississauga view from last year:

Rico Rommheim · #**3050** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 3:45 PM**

Holy shnit! I mean the buildings aren't particularly esthetically pleasing but an impressive skyline nonetheless!

Wooster · #**3051** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 4:31 PM**

Mississauga is a good example of where density has really amounted to nothing remotely urbane from emerging.

giallo · #**3052** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 4:55 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by francely57

Regarding Toronto's skyline:

Last week in Beijing, I saw an ad in the subway for (I guess) a real-estate development.
The background of the rendering was Toronto's skyline (viewed from that park in the Don valley), minus the top of the CN Tower.

Conclusion: TO's skyline (minus the Tower) isn't that recognizable, but it's big enough to the Chinese, which should be quite a compliment...

I should start taking pictures of all the NA skylines I see used in rendering ads along construction sites in Shanghai. I saw Edmonton's skyline used for the first time the other day.

caltrane74 · #**3053** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 5:28 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wooster

Mississauga is a good example of where density has really amounted to nothing remotely urbane from emerging.

They are making some big changes at Square one/MCC with some new urban square and of course, The Absolute Towers, and the New Cityplace Development (Amacon Mississauga) Is also now into sales. - Mississauga needs to be nuked, and rebuilt, but with all the skyscrapers going up and some rapid transit, the place should become at least a weebit less bleek.

#**3054** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 8:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammo

That's a great angle on Sauga. It could easily outdo the downtown skylines of many American cities in the 2-3 million rangle.

kool maudit · #**3055** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 8:17 PM**

what? there are like 8 buildings there.

LeftCoaster · #**3056** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 8:31 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cambridgite

That's a great angle on Sauga. It could easily outdo the downtown skylines of many American cities in the 2-3 million rangle.

What?? I cant think of a single US city outside Tampa and Phoenix with skylines as small as missisauga... and thats not even considering the fact that Mississauga's is all residential.

caltrane74 · #**3057** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 8:40 PM**

Absolute World 1 & 2, Amacon Mississauga, and Cityplace Mississauga are coming........

After which, Mississauga is easily battling for the 5th best skyline in the country with Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg or Quebec
City.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacing/3277121862/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacing/
from spacing magazine at www.flickr.com

Absolute World 173/167 meter for the Twins...

kool maudit · #**3058** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 9:36 PM**

is the worth of a skyline to be found only in the amount and size of the towers? or is there something to be said for the aesthetic qualities of the actual line formed by the city against the sky?

prague has a better skyline than calgary.

quebec has a better skyline than mississauga (but not as good as prague).

sammo · #**3059** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 10:00 PM**

depends on the perspective.
here's quebec again. my pic.

chateau 'front'n back' not visible, skyline from here not too big or impressive. -altho, compared to n.amer. most cities (large or small), very beautiful up close.

and while in quebec, i saw this cool sign. was along a rural road.
i think i know what it says... but i still didnt... understand -the graphic.

wild wild west · #**3060** Posted **Nov 20, 2009, 10:29 PM**

I think the Mississauga skyline is quite impressive for a suburb...certainly does beat at least some large US metros (Phoenix, Tampa, Orlando...). Burnaby is a pretty impressive suburban skyline too. And I would perhaps be more inclined to agree with the assessment of Prague (admittedly, not having been there) if it weren't for the smokestacks visible in the picture.