The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 220

FrAnKs · #**4381** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 3:15 AM**

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TallBob · #**4382** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 7:31 AM**

Nice pano of Calgary! Just think what it'll look like in 20-25 years.

FrAnKs · #**4383** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 4:31 PM**

Yet the city's skyline is oversized for the size ! ... I wonder if Calgary will keep it up for a long time again.

I don't know that city pretty much, but looking at these pictures, there is a plenty of parking lots to fill !!

travis3000 · #**4384** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 4:44 PM**

I believe Calgary will become the economic capital of Canada's west (many would argue it's already there). It's skyline will continue to fill in and grow over the next 25 years and will become in the top 10 in North America. If you add in Herald Square which will be fully constructed sometime in 2016/2017, this will make a huge impact on the city, with the largest building in Western Canada at 810ft. I think over the next 20 years you are going to see more condo development with increasing projects in the 40-50 floor range, again which will help in-fill the area.

Razor · #**4385** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 4:49 PM**

Yes..Calgary has some nice height..If the city can maintain it's momemtum, and fill in those lots down-town it will have quite the density to go along with it's height.

floobie · #**4386** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 4:49 PM**

Took some photos last night.

SEC + Bow by eibbor7, on Flickr

Buildings from a Parking Garage by eibbor7, on Flickr

Tarsus · #**4387** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 5:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Razor

Yes..Calgary has some nice height..If the city can maintain it's momemtum, and fill in those lots down-town it will have quite the density to go along with it's height.

Calgary really needs to see those empty lots along side the train tracks get filled in. There is an office development along the tracks that's slated to stat construction, and a couple proposals, but still a ways away.

Witty Nickname · #**4388** Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 11:03 PM**

Light Trails on Bow Trail by Witty nickname, on Flickr

kool maudit · #**4389** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 10:46 AM**

calgary looks like what dallas should look like... dallas is too disordered around the downtown, with the trinity and all the interstates. calgary is more cohesive, but still has that "shards of glass emerging from the prairie" thing.

Doug · #**4390** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 3:26 PM**

Dallas used to have one of North America's best skylines. Fountain Place was one of the first skyscrapers I lusted after (watched it go up when I lived there). Unfortunately, virtually nothing went up there after the mid 80's. Calgary's topography is way different than the DFW area, so the shards of glass from the prairie effect is only from the east and north.

isaidso · #**4391** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 4:18 PM**

All Calgary needs is 4-5 buildings in the 250-300m range and it's skyline would solidly be in the top 10 on the continent.

Nouvellecosse · #**4392** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 4:43 PM**

Quite a dramatic difference in the top two, with the top having more than double the second, and the second having more than double the third.

TallBob · #**4393** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 6:32 AM**

^^ Yes 4-5 250-300 meter buildings in Calgary would put it right up there! I'd still like to see some height (500-600' range) in the Beltline, E. Village & West Side.

losername · #**4394** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 1:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

Quite a dramatic difference in the top two, with the top having more than double the second, and the second having more than double the third.

What are you referring to?

jasonzed · #**4395** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 3:16 PM**

Mississauga

By Skyjacked

Innsertnamehere · #**4396** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 3:39 PM**

MCC is looking huge in the skyline shots.. too bad it still has a LOOONNNGGGG way to go at streetlevel. oh well, that will come with time. Can't wait for the mimico skyline to start popping up in that last pic as well! there will soon be a 229m tall condo sitting on the shores of Lake Ontario there...

Nouvellecosse · #**4397** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by losername

What are you referring to?

The list of cities with the most 150m+ buildings that isaidso posted and apparently has since deleted. Showed NY having over 100% more than Chicago and Chicago having over 100% than Toronto, and the rest of the cities having at most a 10-20% difference between them.

Razor · #**4398** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 7:03 PM**

^ I like how Calgary is building their city right..Calgary's sprawl issues aside,because it's a new up-coming city, I get the sense that they (planners) took their cues on what "not" to do from other older cities and are focusing on height and it's core.

RyeJay · #**4399** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Razor

^ I like how Calgary is building their city right..Calgary's sprawl issues aside,because it's a new up-coming city, I get the sense that they (planners) took their cues on what "not" to do from other older cities and are focusing on height and it's core.

Im not sure what you're trying to convey. Toronto has been building taller. Calgary has not focuses on its core anymore than most other Canadian cities. As you've mentioned: Calgary has an urban sprawl issue, so they are not building their city quite as 'right' as I would hope, nor are they learning from the mistakes of older cities in this particular sense.

I appreciate Calgary's forms of public transit. Older cities need more LRT lines.

Deepstar · #**4400** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 9:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyeJay

Im not sure what you're trying to convey. Toronto has been building taller. Calgary has not focuses on its core anymore than most other Canadian cities. As you've mentioned: Calgary has an urban sprawl issue, so they are not building their city quite as 'right' as I would hope, nor are they learning from the mistakes of older cities in this particular sense.

I appreciate Calgary's forms of public transit. Older cities need more LRT lines.

I beg to differ. Calgary has actually spent a lot of time and effort on the planning of its core, and its adjacent neighborhoods developing ARPs and plans. Master plans for neighborhoods like Kensington, Bridgeland, Beltline, East Village, West Village as well as general planning of the whole city with rail transit/TODs, etc.. Not only have they made these plans, but the have been executing them, which is a really good sign.

Yes, there is urban sprawl, and unfortunately there isn't a quick easy way to eliminate the problem, not just for Calgary but for all cities.