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Wasn't there just a thread don this? Toronto architecture is not anywhere near NYC's ballpark and I am not sure why anyone would ever think it's remotely in NYC's league. Similarly, let's compare Wichita, KS bridge architecture to that of San Francisco. Why is there another thread on this? Please shut this thread.
I see this opinion repeated a lot around the Internet, and it didn’t gel with my viewpoint at all, nor my concept of history, so I just wanted to know what C-D thinks
I find the skyline of Toronto somewhat bland. And for decades in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, NYC built the most bland and uninteresting buildings imaginable. Architectural a dead zone. but the city has come alive again with all kinds of unique buildings and no matter what you think of pencil skyscrapers, t hey are redefining the NYC skyline.
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Are we talking skylines or the nitty gritty vernacular of architecture from all over the city? I don’t really do skylines because frankly they are cliché and don’t always say much about the city.
Otherwise I pick Toronto. Yes it’s more modern, but there also seems to be more masonry vs that ugly siding we see in NY, even in suburbanites parts of the city proper. I’m not super enamored of Toronto’s inner ring townhouses but they are fairly unlike anything I’m used to seeing; this part of Toronto’s built environment seems pretty on par with a lot of NYC, nothing really sets either one apart in a big way. Suburban settings further out also seem to not be as enamored of this multistory house nonsense they like so much in the northeast as a whole. There also seems to be a bit more of a through line of midcentury type architecture as well in the burbs which I vibe with.
Are we talking skylines or the nitty gritty vernacular of architecture from all over the city? I don’t really do skylines because frankly they are cliché and don’t always say much about the city.
Otherwise I pick Toronto. Yes it’s more modern, but there also seems to be more masonry vs that ugly siding we see in NY, even in suburbanites parts of the city proper. I’m not super enamored of Toronto’s inner ring townhouses but they are fairly unlike anything I’m used to seeing; this part of Toronto’s built environment seems pretty on par with a lot of NYC, nothing really sets either one apart in a big way. Suburban settings further out also seem to not be as enamored of this multistory house nonsense they like so much in the northeast as a whole. There also seems to be a bit more of a through line of midcentury type architecture as well in the burbs which I vibe with.
When you speak of inner ring townhouses what style are you talking about? There is quite a bit of diversity there. The most prolific style of residential housing would be Victorian era Bay and Gable like this
I find the skyline of Toronto somewhat bland. And for decades in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, NYC built the most bland and uninteresting buildings imaginable. Architectural a dead zone. but the city has come alive again with all kinds of unique buildings and no matter what you think of pencil skyscrapers, t hey are redefining the NYC skyline.
Yes they are redefining the nyc skyline, but is that a good thing?
I mean you could say Hitler redefined Germany’s identity and European history as well.
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