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I know that there are many from Chicago and NYC who feel this way, and I agree that having buildings that block the sun can make you feel different. But maybe I have never thought that this added positively to a city's cache. In places like San Juan or New Orleans, it seems to be beside the point. Don't know why this is included in the OPs list. That's all.
You must be new. Skylines are asked in almost ALL city vs. city threads.
Please read back where you said "You always ask about skylines in your posts". and also you asked about my "obession" about skylines. Which isn't true. Why did you say that? Because I posted it in TWO threads?! You acted as if you were following me from the getgo and know everything I post about. Fact is skylines are important in these forums and are constantly brought up. That is a fact.
Why do I care? Because as an architect, I can appreciate multiple forms of architecture. Be it if it's a skyscraper, residential, institutional, memorial, etc. Everything that is man made has been designed. In certain cities like Chicago, Hong Kong, NYC, more effort is put into creating designs that really are special. In certain cities like New Orleans, Jacksonville or Indianapolis little effort has been put in their skyscrapers. Just as a lot of effort was put into the design of residential buildings in D.C., New Orleans, San Francisco, where in cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Antonio is not the case.
To really appreciate aesthetics you have to be open minded. Whether or not you like skylines that doesn't matter, but you have to accept that skyscrapers they play a role in architecture and design for a city. Someone who just brushes off skylines as not relevant in aesthecics of a city, really isn't a person who is into aesthetics, just prentending to be because they are close minded when it comes to design. Someone who REALLY appreciates design, is open minded, and might not like everything but won't dimiss important components/sectors of the design world that truly are relevant based just on their opinion.
Is that enough for you?
Someone who doesn't agree with you isn't into aesthetics. Yep I got it.
Only when people want to debate the merits of NYC or Chicago do skylines ever get mentioned. Sorry, I have never been impressed with either city.
That's not true. People bring it up in most threads that don't include Chicago or NYC. And who cares if you don't like Chicago or NYC? What does this have to do with anything?
Anyway this has gotten off topic. I suggest if you want to start a thread in regards to the importance of skylines to a city and its aesthetics start your own thread and please don't hijack mine. Thanks.
No, in most every thread skylines are mentioned and debated.
Thanks! Seriously, yet this person made it seem like I am the only one, and on top I actually rarely bring up skylines in my threads, only when relevant.
I have never been to San Juan, but I think I'd like it better because of the topography in Puerto Rico, the tropical weather and the beaches. New Orleans also has nice weather, but sometimes a bit TOO humid and hot, all those bugs flying around, no breeze, and winters are not warm enough for me. New Orleans is beautiful with their wetlands, but I think the mountains and rainforests of PR are prettier. Also, the beaches in Louisiana don't look appealing. The Gulf waters are still cold in the wintertime, and also very murky. PR has year-round warm water and the water is periwinkle.
I have never been to San Juan, but I think I'd like it better because of the topography in Puerto Rico, the tropical weather and the beaches. New Orleans also has nice weather, but sometimes a bit TOO humid and hot, all those bugs flying around, no breeze, and winters are not warm enough for me. New Orleans is beautiful with their wetlands, but I think the mountains and rainforests of PR are prettier. Also, the beaches in Louisiana don't look appealing. The Gulf waters are still cold in the wintertime, and also very murky. PR has year-round warm water and the water is periwinkle.
New Orleans gets a breeze, remember there's a gigantic sea on the northside of the city and a river that straddles it. We really don't have beaches, you can call them beaches but they aren't.
New Orleans Proper: 360k
New Orleans Metro: 1.2 million
While San Juan Metro has 1 million more, it's NOT that much bigger. They are close enough, especially in city proper.
wow! it never would have occurred to me that San Juan would be double the size of New Orleans!
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