The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 483

Phil McAvity · #**9641** Posted **Feb 22, 2016, 8:47 PM**

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Vancouver

They could not have picked a worst number for the Bentall Tower.

#**9642** Posted **Feb 23, 2016, 1:50 AM**

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TorontoDrew · #**9643** Posted **Feb 23, 2016, 3:20 AM**

Drone? If so it had a far range.

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someone123 · #**9645** Posted **Feb 23, 2016, 4:04 AM**

Looking south from TD Centre in Halifax. Most of the office towers are behind the camera but most of the new construction is happening in the southern end of the downtown area. If you look closely you can see a white crane that will soon be raised up to the height of the taller yellow crane in the middle of the shot. You can also see the glass cladding going up on the Nova Centre on the right side of the photo. It's hard to tell how it will turn out but I kinda like the different shades.

Source

Chadillaccc · #**9646** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 1:36 AM**

https://www.facebook.com/NeilZellerPhotography

Pinion · #**9647** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 6:14 AM**

Taken yesterday

Harbour Air x Harlem Globetrotters by jenn chan, on Flickr

esquire · #**9648** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 3:01 PM**

^ Is it stating the obvious to say that's beautiful?

TorontoDrew · #**9649** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 4:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

This suburb looks like it's designed very well, back alley's homes built right on top of one another, very urban. What's the area called?

Wooster · #**9650** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 4:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

This suburb looks like it's designed very well, back alley's homes built right on top of one another, very urban. What's the area called?

Garrison Woods. It's a Canada Lands Company redevelopment of a closed down army barracks. Developed in the late 90s. It's actually only about 4 km as the crow flies from the centre of downtown Calgary.

There is a sister development called Currie, that's currently under construction (1/3 built out), which was the centre of the base, including a bunch of repurposing of some really interesting historic buildings. It's a pretty high density development.

(Garrison Woods is to the left in this image)

Calgarian · #**9651** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 5:51 PM**

That second Calgary shot is pretty cool!

isaidso · #**9652** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ Is it stating the obvious to say that's beautiful?

Beautiful setting for sure. The sea of glass condo towers, not so much. I actually hate them and are the one big negative for me. Vancouver's traditional CBD is far nicer.

Mrs Sauga · #**9653** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 7:23 PM**

Yeah the mountains and water are gorgeous, but that's definitely Vancouver's ugly side.

rousseau · #**9654** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ Is it stating the obvious to say that's beautiful?

I suppose I'm expected to pile on here because of my "hate" of Vancouver, but...what? Are we looking at the same thing?

That's a pin cushion. Mississauga with mountains. Kinda ugly, though maybe not overwhelmingly so. The scenery outside the city's nice, of course.

Shots focusing on the CBD seem to be the best ones for Vancouver.

esquire · #**9655** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 7:42 PM**

I love the residential towers surrounding downtown Van. The more, the better. Looks good from the air and creates nice urban environments at ground level.

rousseau · #**9656** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

I love the residential towers surrounding downtown Van. The more, the better. Looks good from the air and creates nice urban environments at ground level.

As an urban aficionado I totally disagree, and find it weird that you would say this, as I think it's objectively not true, but personal preference wins the day, I guess.

I mean, Gastown and that area are great at ground level, but those new glass condos near the stadium? The streets there are blandly suburban. Mississauga, essentially.

TorontoDrew · #**9657** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 8:11 PM**

Mississauga is a stretch but they are pretty sterile.

Chadillaccc · #**9658** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 8:26 PM**

I'm a huge Vancouver lover but even I can't find much to like in that aerial picture above.

TorontoDrew · #**9659** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 8:32 PM**

Same here, it never looks great in aerials to me. The way the buildings are laid out it loses much of the density you get at other angles.

isaidso · #**9660** Posted **Feb 24, 2016, 8:43 PM**

I agree with rousseau, Chadillaccc, and TorontoDrew. I've viewed countless photos of the streets at the base of those Vancouver glass condos and it's quite abysmal imo. It says a lot that those sidewalks are empty of people. They're suburban developments and quite the opposite of what I seek in a big city downtown.

And I'd argue that even in skyline shots it's only at first glance that it looks good. On closer inspection it's a sea of soul less monotony. I'd pull my hair out if I had to live in that neighbourhood. 'Mississauga with mountains' as rousseau put it. The CBD looks many notches better and a proper urban environment.