Building envy-buildings that you would like to see in your skyline

[SuburbanNation]

Penobscot Building, Detroit, Michigan
Guardian Building, Detroit, Michigan
Book Tower, Detroit, Michigan

ETC

[AtlantaMustang]

I would really like the Bank of China Tower in Atlanta

Driving down the highway with this looming over the end would be sooo amazing

Source Images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2800365...94385/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonnett/4014420644/

[DZH22]

Dear Philadelphia,

Please do not be alarmed when you see these 2 buildings uprooted and placed onto giant flatbed trucks:





They will be kept safe, and are going to a place where they will truly shine.
Sincerely,

-Boston



2 Liberty would go in the middle of the main cluster on the Winthrop Square site. 1 Liberty would go between the Financial District on the right and the Back Bay on the left, forming a new pinnacle for the city without being out of scale with Boston's 2 current tallests, the Hancock and Pru. I have always wanted to see what this building looked like from top to bottom, but unfortunately it's pretty blocked in there in Philly! Don't worry we will let you guys visit.

(all pics are mine)

[Cirrus]

Boston needs a couple of tall signature towers. Definitely.

For Washington, since we have more of a canopy than skyline anyway, a big skyscraper would be weird. About the biggest thing I'd add would be something like the Custom House in Boston:


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We have a lot of decorative towers & spires that are exceptions to the canopy (like the Old Post Office), so that would fit in well enough.

[KB0679]

I'd be OK with getting back all the historic structures we demolished here in Charlotte through the years. Most wouldn't really make an impact on the skyline in terms of height, but they'd help with base-level density.

Charlotte Supply Company Building



Masonic Temple



Independence Building



Hotel Charlotte



YMCA Building



Old City Hall



Belk Department Store



As far as a highrise goes, I like the renderings of the never-announced Trump Charlotte project:



And the announced-but-canceled One Charlotte:

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

thanks for putting that together. the only thing i would change from the above image would be to rotate the building clock-wise just a tad so that one of the points of the triangular plan would be pointing due south, thus fitting onto the triangular site of wolf point much better.

I wouldn't mind that tower at Wolf Point, but it would need to be twice its current height because of how prominent the location is.

[wrab]

This bad boy from Guangzhou wants very badly to be in Chicago. Must be the Hancock-style X-bracing that makes me love it so:

Originally Posted by muppet

http://image211.poco.cn

[HomrQT]

Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle - Needs to be brought back from the dead and put at it's rightful place as Chicago's first 2,000+ footer.





Or maybe this nasty thing..... Could be a cool addition to Chicago. Looks like a more badass version of the Spire.

[PartyLine]

I'll take Stratosphere Tower here in Austin lol