Buildings that visually terminate roadways. - Page 4

spyguy · #61 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 2:35 AM**

333 North Michigan

Mocholate · #62 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 9:30 AM**

Awesome pics guys , i agree it really gives the struture at the end a sense of importance ..

Guess this can be included -Parliment house ACT ,Australia

Opposite end of roadway meets Canberra war memorial

EDIT : Pic courtesy of someone else

northbay · #63 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 10:33 PM**

great photos!

interesting topic - dont usually think of how the approach of a building plays into its visual experience.

sf_eddo · #64 Posted **Jul 4, 2007, 7:12 AM**

San Francisco City Hall from Fulton Street looking Eastward

spyguy · #65 Posted **Jul 4, 2007, 7:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by KB0679

I tend to think that religious and civic structures do this best.

Art Institute from Adams St.

Karla Withak

the urban politician · #66 Posted **Jul 4, 2007, 8:29 PM**

A JAW-DROPPING visual terminator of colossal proportions is being created in Chicago now as the boring, puny, stumpy Chicago Sun-Times building (which was demolished) is being replaced with the >1300 ft. Trump International Hotel and Tower. This was posted before by Steely Dan, but here are some neat update photos that provide some key previews into how this Godlike corridor is shaping up. Note also that some highrise buildings along this corridor didn't exist a few years ago.

Construction pics were as of 2-3 weeks ago, provided by BVictor and Retrograde at SSC:

Looking north from the south loop:

Looking south from River North:

Further back, just to give you an idea how grand this mother's gonna be (notice the crane on the left?):

KNEEL!!!

Samthelima · #67 Posted **Aug 11, 2008, 2:56 AM**

The Wisconsin State Capitol terminates 8 axes in total. The 4 wings extend to the cardinal points, and there are entrances between the wings also. This combination of architecture and urbanism is expressive of the idea that a capitol should ideally try not to "face" only a certain part of the state, but welcome all it's citizens.

Also, it's the largest granite dome in the world, 3 ft shorter than the nation's Capitol building, and the interior is stunning, with over 40 types of marble from around the world. Definitely worth a visit!

image:fig.net

Nowhereman1280 · #68 Posted **Aug 11, 2008, 6:43 PM**

Yeah, the Wisconsin State Capitol is pretty mind blowing, one of the more lavish structures I've seen in the US. Also, all of the buildings in the downtown area of Madison tend to have a similar attention to detail and luxary probably due to the height restrictions driving up the price of real estate. I never really noticed it until last time I was there, but every single building facing the capitol is just gorgeous, even the brand new ones use richly detailed stones or high quality and detailed curtainwalls.

muppet · #69 Posted **Aug 18, 2008, 8:01 AM**

Wow Paris is just unbelievable

Lecom · #70 Posted **Aug 18, 2008, 9:07 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samthelima

The Wisconsin State Capitol terminates 8 axes in total. The 4 wings extend to the cardinal points, and there are entrances between the wings also. This combination of architecture and urbanism is expressive of the idea that a capitol should ideally try not to "face" only a certain part of the state, but welcome all it's citizens.

Also, it's the largest granite dome in the world, 3 ft shorter than the nation's Capitol building, and the interior is stunning, with over 40 types of marble from around the world. Definitely worth a visit!

image:fig.net

That's some sick urban planning.

Visualize · #71 Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 6:11 AM**

Boise, Idaho

Capital Building

From Flickr: Joel Mann

From Flickr: Brian

From Flickr: innerchild101

From Flickr: XLphotog

Opposite of the Capital on the same street is the Train Depot

From Flickr: Ecosnake

MolsonExport · #72 Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 4:24 PM**

Montreal's Place Bonaventure visually terminates railroadways (18 lanes of railroad). Upon completion in 1967, it was the world's largest building (wikipedia).

JohnMarko · #73 Posted **Feb 25, 2013, 7:41 AM**

Buffalo City Hall Down Court Street
from flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/6353215181/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22976506@N05/3169472620/

Marine Midland/HSBC Building Buffalo, SOM
from flickr

WNY Heritage Press

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_w...t_downtown.htm

WNY Heritage Press
http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_w...dland_pt2.html

The_Architect · #74 Posted **Feb 25, 2013, 3:59 PM**

Queen's Park, the Ontario Provincial Legislature, terminating University Avenue in Toronto:

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The_Architect · #75 Posted **Feb 25, 2013, 5:24 PM**

1 Spadina Crescent (1875), formerly Knox College of the University of Toronto, playing terminal vista for Spadina Avenue. This is one of my favourites in the city:

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From above (with the not-so-flattering backside):

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In World War 1 it became a barracks and then a military hospital, where Amelia Earhart worked as a nurses aide in 1918..