Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 877

J.OT13 · #**17521** Posted **Jul 19, 2021, 8:24 PM**

Shots of Ottawa.

Mechanicsville and Tunney's Pasture.

https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1416223811284897795

Mechanicsville, LeBreton and Hull.

https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1416367432067846144

Coldrsx · #**17522** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 4:39 AM**

https://twitter.com/FairmontMAC/status/1417154243312721920

Coldrsx · #**17523** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 6:20 PM**

https://www.linkedin.com/company/clark-builders_2/

Chadillaccc · #**17524** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 8:59 PM**

Certainly not flattering, but an interesting dystopian view of the Calgary skyline from the blighted area at 14 street and 10 Ave sw. Three towers under construction at that intersection currently, all in excavation stage.

By Alex_YYC on SRC

TallBob · #**17525** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 9:44 PM**

West Village Towers turned out OK! One of them should have been a little taller, maybe 6-10 floors.

Chadillaccc · #**17526** Posted **Jul 21, 2021, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by TallBob

West Village Towers turned out OK! One of them should have been a little taller, maybe 6-10 floors.

Yeah I agree. They were supposed to be 150 and 125 meters but they built them both at 150. They gave the city a decent benchmark since we now have 20 150 meter+ towers (including Calgary Tower though). They really extend the main skyline to the west though. The nearest 150 meter is 3 blocks east. Now they’re building those three scrapers at 10th and 14th, plus that one on the right of the photo, which will extend it another 3 blocks west.

Less than 10 years ago the downtown skyline was 2.5 km wide, and by next year it’ll be 3.5 km wide.

TallBob · #**17527** Posted **Jul 22, 2021, 5:11 AM**

^^ Well, I remember the "Good Old Days" on this Forum when there were a proposal coming out every couple of weeks....Things change I guess!

Coldrsx · #**17528** Posted **Jul 22, 2021, 7:28 PM**

https://exploreedmonton.com/industry/about-us

MonkeyRonin · #**17529** Posted **Jul 22, 2021, 7:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Certainly not flattering, but an interesting dystopian view of the Calgary skyline from the blighted area at 14 street and 10 Ave sw. Three towers under construction at that intersection currently, all in excavation stage.

By Alex_YYC on SRC

Between the haze, the elevated train line, and the density of futuristic-looking towers, this shot looks like it should be somewhere in China.

Chadillaccc · #**17530** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 3:43 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallBob

^^ Well, I remember the "Good Old Days" on this Forum when there were a proposal coming out every couple of weeks....Things change I guess!

Meh it's all good, we've seen over 100 high rises (and counting) go up over the past 10 years. A little break would be fine, but that's not even happening since we've got 26 UC currently (same as Edm and Ott combined) with at least another 3 over 100 meters confirmed going ahead by fall. Not bad for the "good new days"

905er · #**17531** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 2:25 PM**

That last Edmonton shot is a stunner!!!

TorontoDrew · #**17532** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 5:14 PM**

View from Humber Bay Park East by A Great Capture, on Flickr

Razor · #**17533** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by 905er

That last Edmonton shot is a stunner!!!

Indeed! Awesome pic

ScreamingViking · #**17534** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 9:09 PM**

I love what Toronto has done with Humber Bay Park and the islets just offshore. And preserving a strip of public parkland between Mimico Creek and the Humber River was good planning.

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

View from Humber Bay Park East by A Great Capture, on Flickr

Hali87 · #**17535** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 9:42 PM**

That last Toronto shot seems like a good example of Toronto being quite different from Chicago in ways that don't really get captured by the numbers or vague regionalisms.

someone123 · #**17536** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 5:05 PM**

Halifax

Source

905er · #**17537** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 5:29 PM**

holy shit that Halifax pic is gorgeous!!

ZeDgE · #**17538** Posted **Jul 25, 2021, 4:01 AM**

Not my pic, found on r/Calgary Not a very common angle. SW looking NE.

*edit I recognize the name, pretty sure they used to post here. Hope they don't mind me sharing.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/or4b6b/smoky_calgary_evening/

Nouvellecosse · #**17539** Posted **Jul 25, 2021, 4:23 AM**

^ That is indeed unusual. The way it minimizes the office aspect and plays up the residential while emphasizing width over height it almost has a Vancouver vibe.

csbvan · #**17540** Posted **Jul 25, 2021, 4:44 AM**

Very cool. That's the most dense, layered that I have ever seen Calgary look