Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by q12

https://twitter.com/rafredarrows/status/1160613669509783553

That island in the harbour is neat.

[TorontoDrew]

Great Halifax shot. Some angles I've never seen before and ya that Island is cool.

[TorontoDrew]

Untitled by Howard Yang, on Flickr

Ontario by Dustin William, on Flickr

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Ontario by Dustin William, on Flickr

What is the mini epcot dome?

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

What is the mini epcot dome?

Cinesphere is the world's first permanent IMAX movie theatre, located on the grounds of Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Constructed in 1971, it is the largest IMAX theatre in Ontario. The theatre has both IMAX 70mm and IMAX with Laser projection systems. The theatre is considered a building of heritage value and shows movies each weekend. It is owned by the Government of Ontario, which owns the entire Ontario Place site.

Opened in May of 1971.


Ontario Place Cinesphere - Toronto, Ontario by Richard Adams, on Flickr

[TheGreatestX]

@markjinksphoto Instagram

[TownGuy]

^ Edmonton?

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by TheGreatestX

@markjinksphoto Instagram

Cool shot. Edmonton's skyline has changed so much. With the fog it's hard to even identify the city.

[TorontoDrew]

Avian tourists enjoy an evening meal while taking in the Toronto skyline by Phil Marion (174 million views - thanks), on Flickr

Land's end lit up - Lake Ontario by Phil Marion (174 million views - thanks), on Flickr

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

In your second photo it’s dark blue. As for the lobby entrance it might be a clearer glass than the rest of the building. In person it looks more grey. It is not green. If you want green look at the TransCanada building to the right behind the Bow in this picture:

Here's how we can settle this once and for all: https://goo.gl/maps/J8aW9ug8rdVaknSt9

Definitely looks dark blue to me, except against the white shades at the lobby level, where there's a bit of a greenish hue.

[J.OT13]

I've always seen the Bow as black. It would look out of place in a lot of cities, but fits in well amongst Calgary's other bulky office towers.

[logan5]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Here's how we can settle this once and for all: https://goo.gl/maps/J8aW9ug8rdVaknSt9

Definitely looks dark blue to me, except against the white shades at the lobby level, where there's a bit of a greenish hue.

I guess it's colour perception, but even your definitive example looks green to me, except for the half cylinder on the left side, which looks blue. Anyways, it looks the same colour (or at least close) as a lot of condo buildings here Vancouver, which was my original point.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Sheesh! Why did all the people react negatively to my trolling comment meant to stir the pot...

Could you be a bigger troll right now?

Your comment went well beyond criticism of the building. Your rationale was that Calgary is unworthy of nice architecture. You also completely neglected Telus Sky across the street. Are you jealous since Torana only seems to get tall boxes?

LOL You could have chosen a higher road but nope. you're just the same.

[Chadillaccc]

Calgary on Instagram this past week...


https://www.instagram.com/tourismcalgary/

https://www.instagram.com/tourismcalgary/

https://www.instagram.com/tourismcalgary/

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

LOL You could have chosen a higher road but nope. you're just the same.

I was making a point using similar inflammatory language. Clearly Toronto has more than just boxes for proposals and architecture. If we're going to traffic in unfounded stereotypes though then that is fair game. If someone wanted to call out Calgary for being too corporate looking I would accept that. Comparing it to Omaha Nebraska is just ridiculous and totally off base. I might as well compare Vancouver to Coeur D'Alene because they're both situated in the mountains.

[Black Star]

Brookfield has such a statuesque presence.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by logan5

I guess it's colour perception, but even your definitive example looks green to me, except for the half cylinder on the left side, which looks blue. Anyways, it looks the same colour (or at least close) as a lot of condo buildings here Vancouver, which was my original point.

Glass usually has a greenish tinge to it, so clear glass can appear green, especially when covering a building.

Calgary is getting a lot of condo buildings with a similar colour and massing as a lot of Vancouver towers, so there's a bit of the Vancouver effect in our skyline. Telus Sky and Vancouver House make that comparison better too.

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

If no one wants The Bow, Winnipeg will gladly take it ha!


https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gfeBJAMc7/

lol I want to see a photoshop of that!

[Metro-One]

Love that first pic of Calgary!

Was in BC last week for my annual summer visit. Was only in Van for a single day but go a chance to snap these skyline pics.

Vancouver Skyline by Ian, on Flickr

Vancouver Skyline by Ian, on Flickr

Shangri-La & Trump by Ian, on Flickr

[kool maudit]

It's fine to say certain cities look like shit. It's an inevitable outcome of having strong aesthetic opinions about urban types and spectacles; this is how we ended up here.

I like the Calgary skyline, though, and particularly when it's framed by natural elements. The real problem with the Alberta cities is their disastrous residential vernacular.

Calgary with the neighbourhoods of Halifax would be something else.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Sheesh. Is this a kindergarten?

Such juicy irony. lol