Future Canadian Skylines - Page 183

ainvan · #**3641** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pinion

I couldn't describe what Ottawa and Quebec City's skylines look like. Nothing comes to mind. Only CN Tower and Harbour Centre/Canada Place really stick out, but I see Harbour Centre/Canada Place from my condo so I am biased on that.

012_TOITS_JLR_4369 by Jean-Luc Riendeau, on Flickr

Last Year by Hoan, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**3642** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 8:08 PM**

I would actually put QC's skyline (silhouette) at #2 tied with Montreal behind Toronto for most recognizable in Canada.

Coldrsx · #**3643** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 11:46 PM**

Edmonton with Encore Tower (tall slim middle one) photoshopped in, 40 storeys at 130m.

encoretower.com

Mister F · #**3644** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 12:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

In the 1970's to the early 1980's Toronto was "That City"

Now Toronto has regressed back its conservative design idology.

Do you really think so? There are dozens of large scale projects going on right now that couldn't be described as conservative. Both One Bloor projects (east and west), Mirvish/Gehry, the Well, L Tower, 1 Yonge St, the Ryerson learning centre, 385 Yonge, and Ice to name a few. And in the not so distant past you have cultural projects like the ROM, AGO, OCAD, Sugar Beach, HTO, and even Dundas Square.

Sure you could argue that those are exceptions and most new buildings are pretty mundane. But that's no different from the 70s, with the hundreds upon hundreds of commieblock apartment buildings that were being copied and pasted all over the city back then.

caltrane74 · #**3645** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 1:06 AM**

Well the majority of the individual buildings, are pretty cookie-cutter. What is transformative is the overall effect including the towers and cultural projects you mentioned. That is not conservative at all, but a bold change in a positive direction for urban living in Toronto.

bkd · #**3646** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 1:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Edmonton with Encore Tower (tall slim middle one) photoshopped in, 40 storeys at 130m.

encoretower.com

Encore looks good. What's the 411 on this beauty?

Mister F · #**3647** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 1:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Well the majority of the individual buildings, are pretty cookie-cutter. What is transformative is the overall effect including the towers and cultural projects you mentioned. That is not conservative at all, but a bold change in a positive direction for urban living in Toronto.

Yes but like I said, the majority were cookie cutter in the 70s too, more so than today IMO. I completely agree that the direction the city is going is positive.

Coldrsx · #**3648** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 1:11 PM**

^^ www.encoretower.com

bikegypsy · #**3649** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pinion

Canadian cities are extremely generic. We don't really do big and bold.

I couldn't describe what Ottawa and Quebec City's skylines look like. Nothing comes to mind. Only CN Tower and Harbour Centre/Canada Place really stick out, but I see Harbour Centre/Canada Place from my condo so I am biased on that.

Canadian cities are phenomenally generic, that you are right. No other country is getting more flattened by the roller of cultural/social uniformity as Canada. But ironically, Ottawa and Quebec City have by far the 2 most unique skylines in the country.

Coldrsx · #**3650** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 5:50 PM**

Courtesy of Whyteknight/M.Z. commissioned by myself

caltrane74 · #**3651** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 6:06 PM**

Those few towers are gonna make a big impact on Edmonton's skyline. Edmonton can't move up the list but it should have #4 or #5 in Canada locked down with that...

Sidenote: We now officially destroy Australia on skylines city to city. They can't compete with this...

Gresto · #**3652** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mister F

Do you really think so? There are dozens of large scale projects going on right now that couldn't be described as conservative. Both One Bloor projects (east and west), Mirvish/Gehry, the Well, L Tower, 1 Yonge St, the Ryerson learning centre, 385 Yonge, and Ice to name a few. And in the not so distant past you have cultural projects like the ROM, AGO, OCAD, Sugar Beach, HTO, and even Dundas Square.

Sure you could argue that those are exceptions and most new buildings are pretty mundane. But that's no different from the 70s, with the hundreds upon hundreds of commieblock apartment buildings that were being copied and pasted all over the city back then.

True enough, but something as big and audacious as the CN Tower would not be conceived of today, let alone built.

Kevin_foster · #**3653** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 8:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Courtesy of Whyteknight/M.Z. commissioned by myself

This isn't a pipe dream either, these are all U/C or nearing U/C

EDIT: Except 102st Center. the curvy fat one in between the two taller ones. my bad.

WhipperSnapper · #**3654** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 8:48 PM**

The CN Tower was absolutely necessary at the time and continues to be an important piece of infrastructure today. Of course, it would be built today under similar circumstance. The dome which makes the CN Tower downright timid probably wouldn't. It is a once in a generation build. It doesn't compare well to the combined civic improvements made in the last five years. At some point, we'll run out of baby improvements and put everything into a big one again.

Biff · #**3655** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Courtesy of Whyteknight/M.Z. commissioned by myself

Poor Manulife 2 (I think that is what it is called to the right of Stantec). Wasn't that the next big project slated for downtown. I seem to recall it being pretty exciting, a new tallest and then the whole Ice District pops up blowing everything else away essentially giving Edmonton a whole new skyline overnight.

Looks awesome though.

vanman · #**3656** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 9:21 PM**

What are the towers on the far right?

Kevin_foster · #**3657** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 9:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

What are the towers on the far right?

Healy ford towers

Harrij · #**3658** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 9:32 PM**

The two clumped together on the west edge are part of a three tower development on the former Healy Ford dealership site. Not pictured is the tallest of the three which will be about 48 stories.

The other two are both Brad Lamb comdos. The shorter one, Jasper house, is a couple blocks south of the rest and is currently waiting for more sales to proceed towards construction. The taller one isn't on the market yet and hasn't been finalized.

vanman · #**3659** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 1:33 AM**

Thanks for the reply.

Edmonton will have an iconic skyline in only a couple of years.

TallBob · #**3660** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 3:09 AM**

I'm very impressed the proposals in Edmonton! They're "Game Changers" IMO! I just hope they get built.