The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 432

Chadillaccc · #**8621** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 2:57 AM**

I obviously don't know all those numbers off by heart. This forum has an extremely extensive database which is a complete highrise record of Canadian cities. I looked at that before responding.

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For once I'm gonna defend Chad on this one, Coldrsx's comment was quite snarky, deserved the spanking Chad gave him

Not sure if it's due to a short rope by the admins or due to maturity with age but I'm liking the new non-boosterish Chadillac!

I haven't been confrontational or boosterish on here in like 6 months or more now, at least nowhere remotely close to what I used to be. Wasn't anything to do with admins, I just realized that rude people aren't worth getting worked up over. I'm on here because I love urban development, and I enjoy seeing the development of Canadian cities and showing the people on here the rapid development of Calgary and the other cities I visit. Life is tough enough without being an angry person online.

Now here's some pretty pictures...

http://www.pixup.ca/en/mont-royal-look-up/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/10/from-cypress-mountain-viewpoint-vancouver-fog/

http://robmosesphotography.com/tag/calgary/page/4/

FrAnKs · #**8622** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 3:03 AM**

Merci , Chad

Chadillaccc · #**8623** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 3:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Merci , Chad

Je vous en prie, Franks

Spring2008 · #**8624** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 3:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by mistercorporate

Wicked pic! Edmonton, the next Calgary, but more humble

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I would argue Calgary and Van have become the most "humble" cities within the Canada section considering there continues to be 3 to 4 times the amount of construction across the inner-city in cgy relative to edm, and even much more so
in Van and that you hardly hear a peep related to project updates and proposals from either of these two cities. Contrast that with the repetitive hourly/daily posts you get covering the same handful of projects from edm posters.

SkahHigh · #**8625** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

I would argue Calgary and Van have become the most "humble" cities within the Canada section considering there continues to be 3 to 4 times the amount of construction across the inner-city in cgy relative to edm, and even much more so
in Van and that you hardly hear a peep related to project updates and proposals from either of these two cities. Contrast that with the repetitive hourly/daily posts you get covering the same handful of projects from edm posters.

So posting updates/being proud of developments in your city is being a show-off?

1ajs · #**8626** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:25 AM**

nock the city vs city off guys were a really big country with only 35ish million people sread out in it id say were doing pritty good across the board

Coldrsx · #**8627** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

... to Calgary, considering Calgary's primary core has twice as many highrises as Edmonton's, with 17 towers over 150 meters while Edmonton has 0, and 73 towers over 100 meters to Edmonton's 34. Not to mention the architecture of our buildings being significantly nicer on average. I love Edmonton as a city, so I'm sorry, but why would you start that? The differences in skyline are beyond comparison. Even in a historic boom for Edmonton, Calgary has 35 towers UC to Edmonton's 17.

Take a joke for once Calgary, your belt and bolo tie be too tight again.

Beedok · #**8628** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

I would argue Calgary and Van have become the most "humble" cities within the Canada section considering there continues to be 3 to 4 times the amount of construction across the inner-city in cgy relative to edm, and even much more so
in Van and that you hardly hear a peep related to project updates and proposals from either of these two cities. Contrast that with the repetitive hourly/daily posts you get covering the same handful of projects from edm posters.

I guess that makes Hamilton unhumble for getting excited over every little thing?

WhipperSnapper · #**8629** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:30 AM**

Let's all be humble together and shut down SSP.

SkahHigh · #**8630** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:33 AM**

Plus I dunno... Posting the same pictures every two months because there are no new ones to show, and hoping everyone has forgotten about them counts as boosterism in my books...

Chadillaccc · #**8631** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:37 AM**

A different view...

http://paulsaulnier.com/calgary/page/4/

WhipperSnapper · #**8632** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Take a joke for once Calgary, your belt and bolo tie be too tight again.

Fashion tips from an Edmontonian ... Yikes!

Daveography · #**8633** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

I would argue Calgary and Van have become the most "humble" cities within the Canada section considering there continues to be 3 to 4 times the amount of construction across the inner-city in cgy relative to edm, and even much more so
in Van and that you hardly hear a peep related to project updates and proposals from either of these two cities. Contrast that with the repetitive hourly/daily posts you get covering the same handful of projects from edm posters.

We're contributing content. What is it that you do again?

ciudad_del_norte · #**8634** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 4:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Take a joke for once Calgary, your belt and bolo tie be too tight again.

Okay, good...I was gong to comment that it was obviously in jest.... The humour of the joke is that next to nobody would suggest that Edmonton has a more impressive skyline than Calgary.....

By the way everyone reacted I thought maybe I had missed something.

Nope.

craner · #**8635** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 6:43 AM**

^Yeah - I thought it was a good quick wit comment by Cold after it was teed up for him. I thought it was obvious his comment was meant in good humour.

Relax people.

Tfreder · #**8636** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 6:58 AM**

As much as I enjoy watching people from Calgary argue with people from Edmonton over who has the better and/or most different skyline, you guys do have to admit that to the untrained eye the similarities are striking.

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PeakAerials

I'd liken it to Edmonton being a younger version of Calgary

Prometheus · #**8637** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 7:53 AM**

The shapes, orientations of the downtowns and adjacent rivers as viewed from the air are uncanny. Even the bridges seem to cross at almost identical spots.

And once Edmonton gets its new crop of tall towers (including the Stantec Tower, which will be the tallest tower in Canada outside of Toronto), the course-grain similarities will be even greater.

Hali87 · #**8638** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 8:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by thomax

50-storeys high in an 8-storey building

Sounds like a Weeknd song

Edit: is it?

Hali87 · #**8639** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 8:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

Where are you seeing all these cranes? I mean there's a coupe up, but not too many. It's no Halifax.

I'd trade half the cranes for the LRT system you guys are getting... or the Ti-Cats

Hali87 · #**8640** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 8:35 AM**

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The differences in skyline are beyond comparison
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They're just different now, which is kind of cool. Calgary's is exceptionally colourful and Po-Mo, with weird shapes and textures. Buildings that immediately come to mind are the Bow, Banker's Hall, the Calgary Tower, the Saddledome, and those two towers that are supposed to resemble mountains (EAP?).

Edmonton's still seems solidly grounded in the 1960s, with a lot of right angles and stoic ornamentation, and a higher proportion of older buildings overall. Buildings that come to mind are the CN Tower, Manulife (?) Place, the TD Bank, those reddish federal government buildings, the Telus Tower, the Macdonald Hotel, and maybe the Butterdome (I realize it's not downtown, but it's immediately recognizable in wider aerials). It's not as distinctive, but does a good job of looking "Classic Post-War North American" (maybe even the best?), while Calgary's is a bit more out-there. (Just in general, of course)

I also got the impression that part of Edmonton's downtown is on a slope, while Calgary's is all flat. This also makes the skylines a bit "different" (although the effect is muted from above)