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[officedweller]

I find Bay Adelaide too boxy.

The Brookfield Place tower has a nice crown to it.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I find Bay Adelaide too boxy.

The Brookfield Place tower has a nice crown to it.

Totally agree about the nice crown on Brookfield Place.
However (for me) the rounded corners of Brookfield are too much like postwar stuff I've seen in London and Paris. Better than nothing, though.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Vin

Difference is that in Seoul, those "town centres" are still part of Seoul, and essentially an extension of the traditional CBD of Seoul in the Seoul Station area. In between the clusters of skyscrapers in Seoul are not SFHs, but high density housing and apartment blocks.

For Vancouver, the outlying area of the city proper will always remain backward and even ghettoish, especially when compared to the glittering skylines just across the municipal borders. That's the future of Vancouver

Seoul is a most attractive city. Said no one ever.

[IMG]seoul -credit Korea Times by whatnextyvr, on Flickr[/IMG]
Credit Korea Times

Filthy shades of grey
Is Seoul uglier than it should be?

Seoul, which prides itself as a hip and happening city, wants to be mentioned with Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as among the coolest urban destinations in Asia. But it doesn't help that the Korean capital is an aging concrete jungle infested by some of the least endearing buildings and public spaces on the planet...
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/07/148_133326.html

[Vin]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Seoul is a most attractive city. Said no one ever.

[IMG]seoul -credit Korea Times by whatnextyvr, on Flickr[/IMG]
Credit Korea Times

Filthy shades of grey
Is Seoul uglier than it should be?

Seoul, which prides itself as a hip and happening city, wants to be mentioned with Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as among the coolest urban destinations in Asia. But it doesn't help that the Korean capital is an aging concrete jungle infested by some of the least endearing buildings and public spaces on the planet...
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/07/148_133326.html

I think East Vancouver would look way worse if it's taken on a hazy summer day like this.

If you want to cut into a conversation, at least comment on what was being discussed, in that with the direction of growth in Vancouver, it would never be like Tokyo or Seoul.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by Vin

Difference is that in Seoul, those "town centres" are still part of Seoul, and essentially an extension of the traditional CBD of Seoul in the Seoul Station area. In between the clusters of skyscrapers in Seoul are not SFHs, but high density housing and apartment blocks.

For Vancouver, the outlying area of the city proper will always remain backward and even ghettoish, especially when compared to the glittering skylines just across the municipal borders. That's the future of Vancouver

I am thinking of Vancouver as a whole, with Downtown, Oaridge, Lonsdale, Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, New Westminster etc. The same way Tokyo has Shibuya, Harajuku, Ginza, Akihabara, etc.

Clusters of highrises amongst a sea of flatter areas. Each centre will have its own appeal and make it so people don't have to go "downtown" from surrey for a night out, they can stay in Surrey or pick one of the many town centres.

Ig you want high end shopping like Ginza go downtown, Ropongi hills go to Oakridge, Shinjuku go to Metrotown, etc.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

However (for me) the rounded corners of Brookfield are too much like postwar stuff I've seen in London and Paris. Better than nothing, though.

Reminds me of the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf which I like.

[Migrant_Coconut]

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[Vin]

Ontario's forward-thinking can-do spirit.

Small Town near Toronto plans to transform into a city of the future
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toron...ear-toronto-plans-transform-city-future/

[giallo]

Seoul is one of those cities that looks a lot better once the lights are off.

Crossing the Han River to the north or south can be pretty ghastly in the daytime. The river is surrounded with commie-block-like apartment complexes for miles and miles. I'm sure they serve their purpose, but man are they boring at best, and ugly at worst.

Nighttime is a different story. The sparkling apartment and office lights dotting the rivers and hillsides make for a very pleasant driving experience.

It's a nodal city though, and with nodal cities, you get interesting architecture spread throughout the city, rather than all within a traditional CBD. If Vancouver was to learn anything from seoul, it would be to better utilize space - alleys especially. The alleys in Seoul are its best feature.


Anyway, here's the same view as the other picture, but at dusk.




And the Yeouido skyline looks good day or night. It's the only real "American"-like skyline in the metro area.

[logan5]

Fairly recent video covering some New York projects.

https://youtu.be/rMAeg2frd8A

[vanman]

Saw these buildings in New York walking the High Line last week.

[SpongeG]

Seattle has so much new stuff, hadn't been since about 2010 at least.

I like all the little walkways/breezeways or whatever they are called

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[Sheba]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Seattle has so much new stuff, hadn't been since about 2010 at least.

I like all the little walkways/breezeways or whatever they are called


2020-03-01_05-10-42 by snub_you, on Flickr

If you mean the aboveground walkways they're called skyways and sadly planners here seem to be allergic to them. I'm sure we could come up with a list of spots around the region where they'd be really handy.

I wish we had more (covered) globes / domes...

[SpongeG]

Yea, I like the places with little plazas and stairs with water features, etc nestled amongst the buildings. Its a fascinating area, Sephora has set up a store down there and Shake Shack. Amazon 4 Star store was great, hopefully they open one in Vancouver.

[Sheba]

Future megaprojects that will change cities around the world

None here of course - but there are details in some that I could potentially see making their way into bigger local projects.

[officedweller]

No taller than 500M, no plagiarism: China signals 'new era' for architecture
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-new-era-architecture-skyscrapers-intl-hnk/index.html

[officedweller]

"Seattle Tower"


https://www.dezeen.com/2020/06/08/oda-un...e/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1

[officedweller]

Huh, looks like this new Copenhagen Metro station has no escalators (just stairs and elevators):

Cobe and Arup unveil elevated Metro station in Copenhagen docklands


https://www.dezeen.com/2020/06/15/cobe-a...s/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1

[rofina]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Huh, looks like this new Copenhagen Metro station has no escalators (just stairs and elevators):

Cobe and Arup unveil elevated Metro station in Copenhagen docklands


https://www.dezeen.com/2020/06/15/cobe-a...s/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1

That is extremely soviet era looking, wow.

[s211]

Originally Posted by rofina

That is extremely soviet era looking, wow.

Neo-brutalist?