The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

we're watching. by ronnie.yip, on Flickr


Golden light on Toronto by Beboy_photographies, on Flickr


Over TO by Charles Bodi, on Flickr


Evergreen Brickworks by bly25, on Flickr

Toronto Skyline Analysis: Too many gaps, too much open space.

1000's more skyscrapers and Highrises required

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

It seems as if we are moving into a new golden age of skyscraper construction nation wide, just like the late 60s to the late 70s.

agreed. it's a great time to be Canadian

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Toronto Skyline Analysis: Too many gaps, too much open space.

1000's more skyscrapers and Highrises required

You share the same view of many skyscraper enthusiasts. As big as Toronto is by Canadian standards, we won't feel like the city has arrived till it rivals any other on the planet. Canadians grow up viewing Manhattan as the gold standard and a sea of towers is what we covet from one end of the downtown to the other.

In today's world, skyscrapers do reflect on the amount of power and influence a city has. A skyline greatly influences people's perceptions of a place. Europe was an exception to the rule, but even they are in the game now. I compiled a very rough table with the help of others, so I hope people don't mind me posting it here. A few major skylines are missing as it's a work in progress, but this is what it looks like thus far:

Completed

Hong Kong 2354
Shanghai 714
New York 685
Tokyo 450
Bangkok 392
Manila 320
Dubai 306
Chicago 295
Seoul 210
Guangzhou 194
Kuala Lumpur 190
Singapore 180
Jakarta 169
Toronto 162
Sao Paulo 143
Osaka 141
Chongqing 137
Mumbai 131
Tianjin 108
Sydney 107
Moscow 86
Busan 82
Melbourne 80
Paris 73
Honolulu 71
Vancouver 57
Calgary 55
Brisbane 52
Las Vegas 51
Kobe 46
Gold Coast 42
London 40
Montreal 40
Saigon 40
Benidorm 29
Frankfurt 29
Nagoya 21
Johannesburg 19
Bogota 17
Mississauga 17
Rotterdam 17
Sapporo 17
New Delhi 16
Warsaw 16
Edmonton 15
Brussels 14
Hyderabad 14
Madrid 14
Sendai 12
Barcelona 11
Berlin 10
Vienna 10
Hiroshima 9
Naples 9
The Hague 8
Amsterdam 7
Bangalore 7
Milan 7
Birmingham (AL) 5
Chennai 5
St. Petersburg (FL) 5
St. Petersburg 5
Kolkata 5
Niagara Falls 5
Ottawa 5
Winnipeg 5
Genoa 4

3 Buildings 100m+: Alicante, Manchester

2 Buildings 100m+: Ahmedabad, Birmingham, Cochin, Eindhoven, Hamilton, Leeds, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nancy, Oslo, Pearl City, Riga, Rome, Stockholm, Tenerife, Tilburg, Valencia, Yaketerinburg

1 Building 100m+: Almere, Amiens, Bilbao, Bologna, Brescia, Cesenatico, El Ejido, Fort-de-France, Ghent, Hertogenbosch, Klaipeda, La Coruna, Latina, Leeuwarden, Liverpool, London (ON), Los Barrios, Luxembourg, Malmo, Mulhouse, Nantes, Ostend, Pune, Rimini, Sheffield, Spijkenisse, Swansea, Tallinn, Trivandrum, Utrecht, Vilnius, Waimalu, Windsor


* Likely an under count

[bolognium]

Originally Posted by haljackey

There's a storm coming in


Credit: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...8.1073741862.101058622057&type=3&theater

Very cool pic, that was an awesome little storm. I snapped this first one right after the hail stopped:

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by isaidso

You share the same view of many skyscraper enthusiasts. As big as Toronto is by Canadian standards, we won't feel like the city has arrived till it rivals any other on the planet. Canadians grow up viewing Manhattan as the gold standard and a sea of towers is what we covet from one end of the downtown to the other.

In today's world, skyscrapers do reflect on the amount of power and influence a city has. A skyline greatly influences people's perceptions of a place. Europe was an exception to the rule, but even they are in the game now.

There is one city that I can think of without the financial wherewithal of Toronto, or the diversified economy of Toronto that leapfrogged Toronto in the Alpha City rankings almost by pure virtue of building a shitload of skyscrapers. It might not be the popular way of achieving world ranking, but lets face facts, it worked for them, then it can work for us too.

[isaidso]

I also have similar lists for Under construction, Proposed, and Completed + Under Construction + Proposed to give a rough view into what might be 5-6 years from now.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

There is one city that I can think of without the financial wherewithal of Toronto, or the diversified economy of Toronto that leapfrogged Toronto in the Alpha City rankings almost by pure virtue of building a shitload of skyscrapers. It might not be the popular way of achieving world ranking, but lets face facts, it worked for them, then it can work for us too.

Wealthy growing cities build skyscrapers. It's a good gauge of how a city stacks up against its global peers; Europe being the exception again.

[kw5150]

[Chadillaccc]

Great London photos! Hopefully you didn't suffer any hail damage the other day!

[isaidso]

EAP II went up so fast.

[Chadillaccc]

It sure did. But it was also just continued up from the foundation and podium that was built when the first tower went up.



Regina skyline from last year, featuring the construction of the now-complete Mosaic Potash Tower, tallest building in Saskatchewan.



Source: Don Healy, Regina Leader-Post




Source: Bryan Schlosser, Regina Leader-Post

[isaidso]

Regina's skyline looks as big as London's.

[Chadillaccc]

It is as big as London's, just not as tall. The density makes up for it though.

[mistercorporate]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

It sure did. But it was also just continued up from the foundation and podium that was built when the first tower went up.



Regina skyline from last year, featuring the construction of the now-complete Mosaic Potash Tower, tallest building in Saskatchewan.



Source: Don Healy, Regina Leader-Post




Source: Bryan Schlosser, Regina Leader-Post

Wow, Saskatchewan is growing up!

[DrNest]

Originally Posted by isaidso

I also have similar lists for Under construction, Proposed, and Completed + Under Construction + Proposed to give a rough view into what might be 5-6 years from now.

Do you have a link for these? I would be interested to see the numbers.

[mistercorporate]

Originally Posted by drnest

do you have a link for these? I would be interested to see the numbers.

+1

[Martin Mtl]

Facing Parc du Mont-Royal in Montréal by Erik Webb on Flickr

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by DrNest

Do you have a link for these? I would be interested to see the numbers.

Originally Posted by mistercorporate

+1

It took 5 pages of posts to get a list and it's starting to take shape. Most of the big skylines have been added. Post #107, 108, 109, & 110 are the most up to date lists. Here's the link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1636623

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by isaidso

It took 5 pages of posts to get a list and it's starting to take shape. Most of the big skylines have been added. Post #107, 108, 109, & 110 are the most up to date lists. Here's the link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1636623

There was a time when it came to skyscrapers it was New York, Chicago, and Toronto. Maybe 1975ish to 1980ish.

Now Toronto is number 15.. and falling, even with ungodly construction happening now.

[Metro-One]

No, there was never a time that when it came to skyscrapers it was New York, Chicago, Toronto.

Toronto's big bank towers went up around the same time, if not a little later, than many of LA's, Montreal's, Houston's, etc...

But yeah, keep trying to put Toronto in there. Honestly, sometimes your home enthusiasm is downright delusional.