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I walked from Rittenhouse to the Death Star a jillion times when I was working there. Street level Philly around the towers is pretty soul-less.
I agree that having a mix of heights is a good thing, although I've yet to be around a neighborhood/CBD in any city with a preponderance of predominately office buildings-use that isn't somewhat soul-less. That's just the nature of the beast, sadly.
Philly City Hall isn't particularly part of the skyline. It's only 548 feet. If you Google "Philadelphia skyline 2022", you won't be able to pick out city hall in many of the photos.
At least not since they suspended the informal agreement in place from the time City Hall tower was completed, in 1894, until 1990 or so. Center City buildings were supposed to defer to William Penn's hat. I guess someone argued it wasn't working any more and so the developers got busy going higher with two Chrysler building knockoffs in the mix.
I’m not dogging the skyline it’s till nice it’s just not as expansive and I find the buildings to be a little more monotonous.
its obvious more people recognize it but it’s just shocking to me- I know Philly’s skyline well and sometimes confuse it with Atlanta until I see the peach tree plaza.
The Philadelphia skyline looks nothing like Atlanta. The amount of prewar towers alone sets it apart. The prewar towers were dwarfed by the modern towers but they complement one another especially at street level.
Liberty Center
Comcast Center
Comcast Innovative Rower
FMC Tower
Cira Center
PSFS......The first international skyscraper
BNY Mellon Center
3 Logan Square - My favorite
Philadelphia City Hall - The most beautiful city hall in the US
If I asked a random person in Des Moines to describe the Cira Center in Philadelphia, do you really think they’d have any idea what I was talking about?
If I asked a random person in Des Moines to describe the Cira Center in Philadelphia, do you really think they’d have any idea what I was talking about?
I wouldn't expect a random person anywhere to pick out any skyline. As far as skyscraper / skyline nerds....they would recognize every tower posted. That is who would read this type of post. The Philadelphia skyline is recognizable and dynamic especially in person.
If I asked a random person in Des Moines to describe the Cira Center in Philadelphia, do you really think they’d have any idea what I was talking about?
The question isn't about how well known a building is. It's regarding how distinctive or "signature" it is.
A building can absolutely be signature without being super well-known
The "Pru" is a great example of that. No one could care less about the "Pru" outside of Boston, but it's obviously a signature building.
I can agree with that, but I maintain that half the buildings listed by the poster above aren’t particularly distinctive.
We can quibble non-stop I'm sure with what qualifies as "distinctive," but there's good reason to disagree with that statement. I'll just leave it at that.
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