Better skyline Houston or Dallas? (Waco, Longview: degrees, event, green)

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Not being mean or anything this time, but may I ask why you are so fascinated with that building? It is butt ugly. Probably the second ugliest building in all of Dfw.

I'm not fascinated, I just enjoy architecture (all types). Something you don't understand......

Hey, Chase Tower Houston is the ugliest skyscraper out of the big 4 skyscrapers in Texas, but I still enjoy looking at pictures of it and reading about what inspired the architect to design it the way he did.

[dallasboi]

I do have to admit that those pictures do no justice for that building...First off.. the building has been PERFECTLY renovated. The detail of the panels really pop at you in person. All of the windows have been replaced with dark tinted ones....it really is a masterpiece if I say so myself.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

I'm not fascinated, I just enjoy architecture (all types). Something you don't understand......

Hey, Chase Tower Houston is the ugliest skyscraper out of the big 4 skyscrapers in Texas, but I still enjoy looking at pictures of it and reading about what inspired the architect to design it the way he did.

No one is harping about chase, but you keep going on and on about this hedious building.

And what architecture are you talking about? It is a box with a glow in the dark tampon dispenser in the tip.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Not being mean or anything this time, but may I ask why you are so fascinated with that building? It is butt ugly. Probably the second ugliest building in all of Dfw.

LOL whats the ugliest building in DFW?

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by JKAddict

Also, I think Dallas looks better from the East/North. The skyline from West Dallas/Oak Cliff is used too much. It also, in my opinion, makes the Skyline look smaller and less dense. From East Dallas you can see a lot more skyscrapers clearer than what you would see from the Trinity.

i know what you mean. with Houston its the north/west side that gets overuses and doesnt properly show the density of downtown. a row of 700-1000 footers line the edge and block everything behind them. its even worse when your lined up with the street grid. the south and east sides show the older smaller buildings and really shows the density.



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[TexasTallest]

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

No one is harping about chase, but you keep going on and on about this hedious building.

And what architecture are you talking about? It is a box with a glow in the dark tampon dispenser in the tip.

It's called mid-century modern. Before, buildings were not cladded in aluminum or glass at all. Buildings previously had many setbacks with stone/brick exteriors (like the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Woolworth Building, etc). It was extremely modern for its time. Like I previously stated, that's why the government designated it as a NRHP

Without mid-century modern buildings there would be no buildings cladded in glass.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

LOL whats the ugliest building in DFW?

City hall in Dallas

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

City hall in Dallas

I agree, but you have to remember what era that was built in. They thought that building was spectacular.

[dollaztx]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

It's called mid-century modern. Before, buildings were not cladded in aluminum or glass at all. Buildings previously had many setbacks with stone/brick exteriors (like the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Woolworth Building, etc). It was extremely modern for its time. Like I previously stated, that's why the government designated it as a NRHP

Without mid-century modern buildings there would be no buildings cladded in glass.

Yeah that's a nice building when you look at it in person. The wall texture that comes out at you and the color give off a feeling of power and dominance. I prefer the Mercantile Place more than this building however (The one on the left).