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Opinion Poll: Which of these cities do you wish had more aesthetically appealing architecture?
These are the cities that we will be discussing in this thread. If a city is not listed, then preferably don't go interjecting it into this thread. It doesn't belong here.
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Mexico City
- New York
- San Francisco
- Toronto
- Washington D.C.
You are free to judge the cities and their architecture, in addition to their suburbs, exurbs, and satellite cities and their architecture as well.
- Residential architecture (apartment buildings, houses, condo buildings, so on)
- Commercial area architecture (offices, entertainment complexes, retail corridors, plazas, squares, parks, son on)
- Historical architecture
- Modern architecture
Which of the 7 cities do you wish had better architectural sense? Why? I didn't select these cities because I think they are underwhelming. I selected these cities because they're the most powerful places on your continent and I wanted to compare them on something purely subjective, for once.
I made the poll multiple choice, you can pick more than just one place.
It's obviously Los Angeles, you already said this in a previous thread.
I don't think Los Angeles is alone, I think both Washington DC and Toronto also have to up their architectural game.
I've never been to Mexico City, so I cant say anything definitive because I lack the in-person experience to do so, but from the pictures I've seen of it over on SSC, it too needs to put more thought into architecture as well.
I don't think Los Angeles is alone, I think both Washington DC and Toronto also have to up their architectural game.
I've never been to Mexico City, so I cant say anything definitive because I lack the in-person experience to do so, but from the pictures I've seen of it over on SSC, it too needs to put more thought into architecture as well.
Any facts you can provide to kill this rhetoric?
Edit: Ahh I see you edited your post as I quoted you. You're on top of your game. Your post initially said something like "As great as Chicago seems, it's not impressive architecturally."
There are many professionals and enthusiast who would disagree, but you've got your ax to grind so have at it.
I don't think Los Angeles is alone, I think both Washington DC and Toronto also have to up their architectural game.
I've never been to Mexico City, so I cant say anything definitive because I lack the in-person experience to do so, but from the pictures I've seen of it over on SSC, it too needs to put more thought into architecture as well.
Are you talking about office buildings? I think DC has some of the best residential architecture in the country.
Ahh I see you edited your post as I quoted you. You're on top of your game.
Yeah, I think Chicago's architecture in the Loop sucks, looks quite dated like 1970s and 1980s big box uglies, a lot, but that it has nice neighborhood architecture in Northside. So I took it out my post due to that reason.
Also, why would I have to present facts in a thread titled "Opinion Poll"? Did you read?
Yeah, I think Chicago's architecture in the Loop sucks, looks quite dated like 1970s and 1980s big box uglies, a lot, but that it has nice neighborhood architecture in Northside. So I took it out my post due to that reason.
Also, why would I have to present facts in a thread titled "Opinion Poll"? Did you read?
You think Chicago has boxy architecture but not NYC? The architecture in Chicago is fairly similar to the 20th century architecture in NYC...same goes for some of the more recent stuff.
Out of the cities in question, LA is without a shadow of a doubt the city with the ugliest architecture all around. This is mostly a function of age, as it has basically no intact neighborhoods built out before 1900-1910, which means it missed out on many of the nicest periods in architectural history. I don't think the modern high-design stuff is really that different from anywhere else in the world, but the residential vernacular tends to run the range from kitschy to dreadful.
I think Toronto is a very "generic" city in terms of its architectural stylings and find Montreal and Quebec City to be much nicer Canadian cities. There's nothing wrong with Toronto though - it's not ugly, it's just not beautiful either and it doesn't have a very strong sense of place in its local vernacular.
Chicago is good, but not great. NYC, SF, and Washington DC are among the top cities in North America when it comes to built form.
Are you talking about office buildings? I think DC has some of the best residential architecture in the country.
The older neighborhoods, yes.
I personally hate the New Urbanist garbage cities are putting up these days. I saw a rendering of a building proposed in Seattle last month and it was literally the same crap going up in Nashville, Charlotte, so on. Way to bland the world up. Washington and the DMV area has so much of this New Urbanist crap, it is sickening.
As for some of the other older architecture, I hate rowhomes, a lot, but Washington's rowhomes aren't too bad due to the color variation. Still though, the city comes across as pretty sterile, architecturally.
Not fair to say this but when you look at other prominent world capitals, Washington's architectural scene might as well be forgettable. Not trying to hate on the place, but I honestly wish more of the urban infill in the DMV was more memorable stuff.
SF and DC imo. Although the ornate Victorian style isn't my preferred style of architecture, it's still very nice looking. Both cities seems to have the most consistent aesthetically appealing architecture in the city limits imo.
Not a big fan of Chicago's architectural styles for some reason.
LA is pretty underwhelming architecturally, especially its commercial buildings. Just too much drab, ugly crap mixed in with some pretty nice architecture.
edit: I totally read the OP wrong and voted which one's I liked most.
Last edited by sav858; 09-23-2016 at 02:27 PM..
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