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My observations based on # of tall buildings and how compact the downtown is. A compact downtown looks more impressive than a spread out downtown (like Atlanta).
1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Seattle
5. Miami
6. Houston
7. Honolulu
8. Los Angeles
9. Atlanta
10. Philadelphia
Very respectable list, I like your criteria to. Dallas and Minneapolis would be mentionable to....
So you're calling a large cluster of 400+ foot tall buildings mid rises? You obviously know nothing about how buildings are rated!
Mid rise is technically a building between 5-10 floors.
Yes, I know I know.......you give me tired head, round n' round we go.
typical:
Low-Rise:
Buildings with a total of 4 floors or less.
Mid-Rise:
Buildings with a total of 5 to 13 floors.
High-Rise:
Buildings with 14 or more floors.
The density is not by much.... but other than being larger no Houston's is a bit larger. Yes, downtown LA may be larger, but not the skyline itself. I'm not speaking about the small buildings that fill up the open parking gaps. I'm speaking about the buildings. Houston has more of them in the downtown.
Than why do you quarrel with the fact that Houston's downtown skyline is slightly larger?
Yes, I agree with what you say. LA has a more dense/urbanized downtown with more "stocks of older buildings". I'm speaking about buildings hear, particularly with buildings standing at 500' or taller. Houston has more.
I agree with your last paragraph, but again its semantics. While Houston is taller than say; LA or San Francisco, it doesnt have the density and urban fabric of those two yet. Of course SF more than LA.
You cant find aerial shots of Houston that look this dense and urban, because its not. Its really not a knock on Houston either, its a growing mega-city, but its not the end all be all that some claim.
SF - has far more buildings and more square footage than Htown
LA - while not quite as tall overall, seemingly far more dense.
^^^Yeah, it'll probably take 10 years. I love the view coming up 101 from the south, when you cross over the hills the skyline is so wide and dense its amazing.
Yes, I know I know.......you give me tired head, round n' round we go.
typical:
Low-Rise:
Buildings with a total of 4 floors or less.
Mid-Rise:
Buildings with a total of 5 to 13 floors.
High-Rise:
Buildings with 14 or more floors.
I hope you are aware that completely contradicts what you first said.
^^So what, thats why I posted it. Personally I'd consider midrise to 20floors, but there is no perfect definition, but this did seem reasonable from Colliers. It doesnt change anything else. Funny how you do not respond to anything else but that.....
I agree with your last paragraph, but again its semantics. While Houston is taller than say; LA or San Francisco, it doesnt have the density and urban fabric of those two yet. Of course SF more than LA.
You cant find aerial shots of Houston that look this dense and urban, because its not. Its really not a knock on Houston either, its a growing mega-city, but its not the end all be all that some claim.
SF - has far more buildings and more square footage than Htown
LA - while not quite as tall overall, seemingly far more dense.
I agree i like density - but i think the reason is it usually provides more vibrance, so in some ways the skyline more gives me the anticipation of excitment than a pure visual pleasure
Awesome pics, I agree totally. Its much much more impressive. People are easily impressed by the ones that stand out, but youve got to look below at whats going on.
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