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Originally Posted by CaliNative
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Was the tapering to a central peak (US Bank & Wilshire Grand) planned or just
luck? Seems like luck, since there are a few towers outside of the central peak that have been proposed, like the one proposed on N. Fig. that would unbalance the peak. However given the econ., will it be built? Would love to see the 975 footer on S. Fig. built & a few others like the 700 footer next to 777 S. Fig (the Pelli tower) & Angels Landing. Also hope they get the funds soon to get Oceanwide finished. L.A. has the Olympics going for it, by which time covid should be a distant bad memory & the econ humming again. Let us hope. After the 1918-1919 "Spanish flu"pandemic and a post WW1 recession, the econ. was roaring again by 1923, peaking in 1928-1929. Hopefully we can avoid a second Great Depression.
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I am not sure. Based off of what I've noticed, it is my guess that this is planned. Many towers come and go, are proposed, then adjusted. It is my estimation that a developer proposes something; we see a rendering, then someone (planning commission?) recommends height/visual adjustments based on location and design. We've seen something like this with many proposal adjustments over time.
The Developer's proposal for Angel's Landing; after being selected by the city from a very scrutinous bidding war, got adjusted from two towers of 88/24 floors to 64/46 (was this adjustment visual or economical?). Metropolis, Oceanwide, California Plaza, Grand Ave all cascade in the direction of center. Wilshire Grand's sail reaches inward. Right now we are witnessing the impact the planning commission has with asking Onni to change the look of their Times Mirror Square buildings. Is the height of these Onni buildings coincidence? When looking from the north to the south like in the 3rd picture, those Onni Times Mirror buildings; along with the Tribune tower (which recently got scaled up in height), will fill the cascading void between city hall, Perla, Onni 825 S Hill st 50 story, and the rest of the highrises. Developers rarely think of things like this without guidance.
So I question, is the central peak in our skyline directly from the developers or someone else (planning commission?)?? The art form of curating the visual appearance of a skyline is not practiced in many places around the world. Most places just throw up as many high rises as they can, wherever they can. Is this because we have the most filmed skyline in the world and we want a camera ready cascading skyline with a central rising focal point and a view of a city rising just like the backdrop of Mount Wilson?
However it is happening; I love and appreciate the slope, scale, and pace of our skyline development... and I think we have the best; most visually crafted skyline, in the world