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Houston has no zoning laws and is a sprawling mess, while LA is denser and much cooler and better laid out as a city.
here's some pictures of downtown LA.
To your average Joe, they wouldn't be able to tell Houston apart from LA if the mountains & Hollywood sign weren't such a dead give away. Both Houston & LA's downtown skylines have striking similarities from certain angles.
I agree, out of all the aspects in which to judge a skyline, height is not very important. Saying a skyline is better just because it has this many buildings over 700, 900, or whatever FT is pretty pointless.
Especially in Houston and LA where the skylines are SO spread out. Hell, are our 3rd tallest building (the Williams Tower actually) is like 5 miles from downtown.
Well it was designed by world renowned architect Phillip Johnson and he won a Pritzker Prize for it. Maybe you just need to do some research on American Architecture.
No thanks, I'm just fine being part of the 99.9% of Americans who wouldn't be able to identify that building if it landed in my backyard.
Not that it's not an important building (I wouldn't know obviously), but it's not recognizable and isn't very distinctive.
It's kind of hard to recognize anything you aren't familiar with. Houston lacks publicity and media attention. LA lacks a signature building as well, but we all know the US Bank Tower because we've seen it so much.
Eh, that's kind of a contradiction. The Bank Tower is L.A.'s signature building because everyone can recognize it.
I've just never been impressed with the LA skyline. I actually think bland is a very fitting word for the its skyline. Plus the smog really bumps it down even more. I'm not saying I love Houston's skyline, but comparatively, I think it easily wins.
Hm, that's your opinion, but I have yet to see a nice photograph of Houston's skyline that suggests it is less bland than L.A.
Look at One Republic's pictures. I think L.A.'s skyline is beautiful and anything but bland.
Eh, that's kind of a contradiction. The Bank Tower is L.A.'s signature building because everyone can recognize it.
Yeah that was sort of a contradiction; however, if LA's skyline wasn't shown so much in the media. It's skyline wouldn't be recognizable; it lacks uniqueness and creativity just as much as Houston's.
Yeah that was sort of a contradiction; however, if LA's skyline wasn't shown so much in the media. It's skyline wouldn't be recognizable; it lacks uniqueness and creativity just as much as Houston's.
Yes much of L.A.'s recognizability comes from its media exposure, but isn't that true of every U.S. city to an extent?
I personally do find L.A.'s skyline to be very attractive and unique. New York is my favorite and after that Philadelphia/San Francisco/Los Angeles/Miami/Seattle are all on about the same level in my book.
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Yes much of L.A.'s recognizability comes from its media exposure, but isn't that true of every U.S. city to an extent?
I personally do find L.A.'s skyline to be very attractive and unique. New York is my favorite and after that Philadelphia/San Francisco/Los Angeles/Miami/Seattle are all on about the same level in my book.
No thanks, I'm just fine being part of the 99.9% of Americans who wouldn't be able to identify that building if it landed in my backyard.
Not that it's not an important building (I wouldn't know obviously), but it's not recognizable and isn't very distinctive.
Well a lot of very prominent architects and academic figures would strongly disagree with you. Besides, if it wasn't for Hollywood, the LA skyline and buildings like the US Bank Building wouldn't be nearly as recognizable. Besides, Houston has a lot of other signature buildings besides the Williams Tower.
Wells Fargo Plaza File:Wells Fargo Bank Plaza, Houston, from base.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.tpicom.net/images/rooftops/pennzoil-place/pennzoil-place-01.jpg (broken link)
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Honestly, if I had to pick a "signature skyscraper" for Houston, I probably pick the Wells Fargo Plaza over the Williams Tower. I feel like it's more recognizable to most people and seems to stand out the most in the Houston skyline.
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