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My point was that calling it suburban in a way to discredit my opinion about how "big" the city feels does not work. The fact that the Galleria has a 901ft building outside of downtown in a "suburban" type area would make me think, "wow, this city is freakin huge!" It has nothing to do with urban and neither would I make an argument against it. Urban makes a city feel more crowded with people bringing all the hustle and bustle.... a sprawling city would make it feel epic but crowded with cars bringing all the hustle and bustle and most likely to get lost. Think of it as going to Mexico city and turning somewhere in your car and all of a sudden you're completely lost. Of course, it's hypothetical but that's how Houston feels.
As I've said earlier I've never been to Seattle so I don't know how it would make me feel but judging on San Francisco as being "urban" it does not give me that same epic feeling that Houston gave me.
That's basically what I'm saying, it's not that I disagree with you or anything.
well, this was one of my arguments to kidphilly suggesting why I didn't think it was anything like other suburban parks.... but whatever. i don't wanna risk discrediting any other city...
Tall buildings do not constitute urban, would you say DC is not urban, the tallest buildings in DC are outside of the district. It is in the functional composition. The Galleria area feels like Tysons or KOP. A couple of tall buildings look a lttle different but driving/walking around the area it feels like it could plopped in just about any suburb in America and is exactly how it functions.
well, you know... just tryna get my point across.
i'll be honest though... i consider my preference to be urban more so than sprawl. for one, cause i don't have a car by choice.... it's too freakin expensive and plus it's a great realization when you discover that having less liabilities = more money.
Lol, there is no reasoning with him. He will go off on something else
I am extremely reasonable, why do people in houston refuse to believe the majority of their city looks, feels, and functions as a suburb. Most cities have a majority of the thier population in the suburbs, but you guys talk about galleria x and medical center y, outside of few tall buildings there is nothing really different about these areas when compared to satalite suburban centers in every center. Why is it different for houston, this is what I never understand, why is the same thing called something else or made to be something it is not. Seriously
Tall buildings do not constitute urban, would you say DC is not urban, the tallest buildings in DC are outside of the district. It is in the functional composition. The Galleria area feels like Tysons or KOP. A couple of tall buildings look a lttle different but driving/walking around the area it feels like it could plopped in just about any suburb in America and is exactly how it functions.
i am not saying that the tall building constituted an urban feel to houston.... but it did constitute a huge feel in my head. please respect my feelings
i am not saying that the tall building constituted an urban feel to houston.... but it did constitute a huge feel in my head. please respect my feelings
the towers are more impressive than most structures in like settings, I will give you that
well, you know... just tryna get my point across.
i'll be honest though... i consider my preference to be urban more so than sprawl. for one, cause i don't have a car by choice.... it's too freakin expensive and plus it's a great realization when you discover that having less liabilities = more money.
Well there ya go .
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