The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[Beedok]

Hamilton above Winnipeg? Really? It's the setting isn't it?

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Hamilton above Winnipeg? Really? It's the setting isn't it?

Winnipeg has a few more tall buildings, but they're really far apart.

[SignalHillHiker]

A few recent ones (from yesterday) of our little skyline in St. John's.

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Winnipeg has a few more tall buildings, but they're really far apart.

And how can you justify regina ahead of halifax?

[middeljohn]

They're pretty much a tie, but I gave Regina the edge because with the flat terrain the skyline is visible from far away. Not a huge difference between the two cities height-wise either. I also find the blue towers in Regina to be the best looking towers of the two cities combined.

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

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That's one helluva streetscape!

[someone123]

Halifax pano:

Originally Posted by kph06

This should mess up the way this page loads (photo taken by a friend of mine today, used with permission):

[Dmajackson]

I was up in Russell Lake West (Dartmouth) today and snapped this panorama from the interchange. Citadel Hotel, TD Tower, and the Central Library can be seen along with the Mary-Ann and Nova Centre cranes. Click on photo for larger sizes (it gets quite blurry from the wind messing with the zoom).


Source : Urban_Halifax on Flickr.com (do not duplicate without permission)


Source : Urban_Halifax on Flickr.com (do not duplicate without permission)

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Winnipeg has a few more tall buildings, but they're really far apart.

I think you may have it backwards. Winnipeg's skyscrapers are clustered, the 3 tallest are all in one core(along with the sixth tallest), while Hamilton's are completely dispersed, and none of them have any aesthetic appeal, while several of Winnipeg's have at least some attention paid to architectural detail.

Also, I'm surprised you don't have Kelowna on your list, it's certainly much nicer than Fredericton's.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Well, I think all of the cities have been represented in this thread, so ignoring their populations, I'rank the skylines:

1. Hamilton
2. Winnipeg
3. London
4. Quebec City
5. Regina
6. Halifax
7. Windsor
8. Fredericton
9. Victoria
10. Saint John

Saskatoon? KW?
(or was this just your top 10)

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

They're pretty much a tie, but I gave Regina the edge because with the flat terrain the skyline is visible from far away. Not a huge difference between the two cities height-wise either. I also find the blue towers in Regina to be the best looking towers of the two cities combined.

In terms of size they're not terribly close. Regina may have 4 of the combined top 10, but only 1 of the combined top 5 and only 6 of the combined top 25. Of course in terms of aesthetics, we're all entitled to our preferences. But I'd place having a skyline enhanced by a dramatic setting just as high as having it visible a greater distance.

[middeljohn]

I got Saint John and Fredericton mixed up. Fredericton shouldn't be on the list, but I didn't know what to use for 10th. Kelowna could work.

Halifax has 7 buildings over 75m, Regina has 5. Not a huge difference. Regina has a more modern city center which appeals to my tastes.

[Nouvellecosse]

Not a huge difference when if even using the most Regina-flattering arbitrary cuttoff possible (75m), Halifax still has 40% more? Just imagine the difference if using a balanced measurement approach...

As far as being modern, Halifax only has one historic building that's prominent in the skyline (Customer House) the rest of the highrises were built in the same era as Regina's. All of Halifax's top 10 were built in the 70s and 80s just like Regina except Regina has one from the early 90s but also one from the late 60s.

[SignalHillHiker]

My top 10 for cities in this range...

1. Quebec City - a perfect blend of beautiful old and brutal new
2. Halifax - generally unattractive towers but great density and setting
3. Winnipeg - some attractive towers, one very cool one, good density
4. Regina - a postcard perfect little skyline, and those twins are great
5. Saint John - Halfway between Halifax and Quebec City, really
6. St. John's - What can I say, I'm biased
7. Hamilton - It's just cute, and a nice setting
8. KW - —!
9. Victoria - Just have to fill up my list
10. Saskatoon - Just have to fill up my list

[Mrs Sauga]

Winnipeg
Halifax
Quebec City
Hamilton
London
Regina
Victoria
Saint John
Saskatoon
Windsor
St John's

I don't see how anyone can not rank Winnipeg first in this category to be honest. Halifax can be similar to Regina or London but being on the harbor with the bridge take it a higher level than those two.

[koops65]

Clearly everyone has forgotten Niagara Falls, which has the tallest building of all the cities in the country under 1 million.

[Beedok]

I definitely put Winnipeg at first, Hamilton is a solid 2nd then Quebec a clear third. I think Halifax and London are competitive for fourth.

Niagara falls is tall, but that's about it. There's poor proportions and the buildings are meh.

[middeljohn]

Winnipeg probably has a more urban streetscape, but Hamilton's buildings seem more clustered together and the available viewing angles give it the edge in my books.

Yes I forgot about Niagara Falls!

[Chadillaccc]

Saint John New Brunswick


http://photobyjasonandrewsmith.smugmug.com/

[koops65]

Here is a nice pic of NF by Sundar1 on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SkylineNiagaraFalls.jpg:

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NiagaraFalls by koops65, on Flickr[/img]