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Originally Posted by NISH89
To be fair it was a bit boring before they built Living Shangri-La building, e.g. the "table top" look, which is why they approved it in the first place. Aesthetically though, Vancouver is the #1 skyline in my books.
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Was the displeasure of the city's plateau skyline the main reason behind the approval of Shangri-La? I thought it was the developer wanting more density -- despite Vancouverites wanting to protect their mountain views?
It's built, so obviously there was enough support behind it. I certainly don't think that its completion led to a declaration that Vancouver's skyline was
finally beautiful...
Again, this is very subjective.
I prefer Toronto's skyline, personally. I enjoy the height of the CN Tower because it is an observation tower, as opposed to being a single, taller-than-the-rest residential, commerical, or office tower.
Height has been a major source of criticism in Toronto, such as the 'Wall of Condos'. Developments so close to the waterfront, many believe, should not be that tall, in order to protect views for present and future developments of the downtown more inland.