Cities with the most boring architecture in the US? (houses, skyscraper, build)

[hipcat]

Which cities in your opinion in the US have the most boring architecture?

[Chicano3000X]

If it wasn't for the U.S. Bank Tower, aka Library Tower, L.A.'s skyline would not be much to look at. It gives the skyline a centerpoint. Otherwise it's just rectangles, shapeless rectangles overlooking miles of houses.

Glad the wilshire grand tower is gonna change that up.

[kyle19125]

Definitely the Sunbelt cities (Florida, Texas and Arizona mostly) that were largely built out in the 80s and 90s.

[thunderkat59]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Definitely the Sunbelt cities (Florida, Texas and Arizona mostly) that were largely built out in the 80s and 90s.

This.

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by Chicano3000X

If it wasn't for the U.S. Bank Tower, aka Library Tower, L.A.'s skyline would not be much to look at. It gives the skyline a centerpoint. Otherwise it's just rectangles, shapeless rectangles overlooking miles of houses.

Glad the wilshire grand tower is gonna change that up.

That is going to be strange not having Library Tower as the centerpiece of LA's skyline.

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Definitely the Sunbelt cities (Florida, Texas and Arizona mostly) that were largely built out in the 80s and 90s.

I wouldn't totally generalize. The Hispanic-influenced architecture in Arizona and parts of Texas can be nice.

Plus most major sunbelt cities have at least one neighborhood that is dense and walkable.

[dallasboi]

Dallas has really interesting architechture and it is indeed a sunbelt city.

[Nairobi]

At street level, Houston has nice stuff, but our skyscrapers are less than impressive. Los Angeles isn't much better, but they gain points for lacking the overuse of glass walls.

[GatsbyGatz]

So many of the buildings in Europe are architecturally historic, valuable, and gorgeous. In contrast, hardly any buildings in, say, California, will be anywhere near as historic or valuable in 500-1,000 years, if our ugly buildings are even preserved for so long. So many of the buildings created today are entirely disposable. Chain stores and cheap suburban housing. Even most of the newer, mixed-use, urban high-rise structures that we are building today lack the character of Europe's buildings.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

At street level, Houston has nice stuff, but our skyscrapers are less than impressive. Los Angeles isn't much better, but they gain points for lacking the overuse of glass walls.

Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, & New Orleans have the most interesting architecture in the South.

LA & Houston are about the same...much taller than the other 3 Sunbelt cities, but less impressive architecture as a whole.