The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 157

sammo · #**3121** Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 11:09 PM**

^great pic.

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

...because of the lack of amazing architecture, and because it is Edmonton and people hate this shit town.

you're not planning a run for city office are you?

Coldrsx · #**3122** Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 11:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by sammo

^great pic.

you're not planning a run for city office are you?

politics are for those who have nice suits

Traynor · #**3123** Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

... and because it is Edmonton and people hate this shit town.

LOL! Somewhere there was a thread asking about your town/city's motto.

Is this what we may expect on future "Welcome to Edmonton" signs?

(Photoshop courtesy me.)

bulliver · #**3124** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 12:27 AM**

Speaking of 'shit town'...here's a pic by me...

Ayreonaut · #**3125** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 12:34 AM**

Shitty.

#**3126** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 12:41 AM**

Nice pics.

Edmonton, Cambridge Ontario would be glad to trade signs with you. You can have the one with the stork standing in front of the bridge.

sammo · #**3127** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 1:18 AM**

driving midtown today.
the tower crane up ahead is for the u/c crystal blu at yonge & bloor.

and there's a huge 'holiday tree' if you look between the two tall towers -it sits atop the rail bridge.

Delirium · #**3128** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 2:13 PM**

^ that's a big tree!

here's a beautiful pano taken from the metrotown area of Burnaby (I think).

photo by viktor vitishko on flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitishko/4102492650/

sammo · #**3129** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 2:20 PM**

^in the language and spirit of perhaps our youngest, most energetic member,

EPIC!!!!!

caltrane74 · #**3130** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 6:35 PM**

from wyliepoon at UT

www.urbantoronto.ca

kw5150 · #**3131** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by 0773|=\

It's balanced, yes, but I feel as if it has lost its identity now that the Calgary Tower is dwarfed and/or noticeably absent from the skyline when viewed from some angles. I wish there was a way to keep it more visible or prominent. I guess if it had been built much further away from the CBD kind of like the Space Needle in Seattle or the Hillbrow Tower in Johannesburg, although that would've looked funny up until today. I've always appreciated the Calgary Tower's contribution to the overall Calgary skyline, maybe you guys need a new (larger) one of those now!

I agree with Wooster. It has a really amazing view from the inside. you are completely surrounded by buildings but you can still see over most of them. Does anyone in Calgary really think the tower defines Calgary's skyline?

kw5150 · #**3132** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 6:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by RTA

Poor Calgary tower. As the skyline grows, it's prominence and views diminish.

Beautiful renders, though!

Once again, the tower has great views from the inside. It only gets better as the density of the core increases! The will not building anything taller directly beside it so the views will be saved. Go up in it one day. I dont even like the tower, mostly because the added a glass floor to on part of the tower. It now looks like a mobile home with a bad addition...... haha

kw5150 · #**3133** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 6:58 PM**

Canada as a whole should be very proud of all of these skylines. Very impressive stuff and very impressive pictures. What a thread! I feel like this site was made just for me!

I hope that in the future we continue to build up rather than out. So far so good for many of our cities.

I love toronto for the density that it has acheived. While it is not always the perfect example of a great city, it is our largest city and I think it is headed in the right direction.

I visited Toronto last year and was very impressed at how packed with pedestrians the streets are at night with people just enjoying their city. I live in Calgary right now and every day it seems like there is one more person walking here. The pedestrian life will hopefully get even better as the all of the 5-10 new condos fill with people. I am not going to say whos skyline is better because that is ridiculous. I like them all of them!

Winnipeg may not have the best skyline in Canada but MAN do they have good food!

Peace

craner · #**3134** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 7:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by kw5150

I agree with Wooster. It has a really amazing view from the inside. you are completely surrounded by buildings but you can still see over most of them. Does anyone in Calgary really think the tower defines Calgary's skyline?

I wouldn't say the tower defines the skyline, but it does add some uniquness to it, and probably helps identify it as Calgary.
I think it just needs to be made taller and updated.

caltrane74 · #**3135** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 7:50 PM**

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20913176@N00/4135915647/sizes/l/

Lindsayinbred at www.flickr.com

Kevin_foster · #**3136** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 7:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

from wyliepoon at UT

www.urbantoronto.ca

Awesome!

Here is Edmonton downtown, most models done by resident sketchupper Newfangled

hey newfy, you should update Epcor to reflect the newest design

caltrane74 · #**3137** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 7:57 PM**

Edmonton is looking good!!!

-Harlington- · #**3138** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 10:29 PM**

Halifax.

Hull/Gatineau

and a few from mount royale

Kevin_foster · #**3139** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 10:42 PM**

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Does every major Canadian city have a round building like the one shows in the lower left here?

oiler-dude · #**3140** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 10:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Delirium

^ that's a big tree!

here's a beautiful pano taken from the metrotown area of Burnaby (I think).

photo by viktor vitishko on flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitishko/4102492650/

That is indeed the Metrotown area. My brother has almost this view, but a little lower down (he's in a 3 story walk up, just before the towers in Metrotown).