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For Canadian cities, I still think Montreal is a bit underwhelming considering it's size. It has bulked up tremendously and was building more than every city outside of Toronto/NYC prior to covid. The city has seen height added in certain areas of downtown and the amount of 200 metre buildings has increased 6x. But considering the city size, the downtown size and how it's one of the largest downtowns in North America, it still does not look that way.
And yes, we still have that stupid height limit where no building can be taller than Mont Royal.
Montreal's skyline is not the tallest on account of the height limit but I still think it is handsomer than Vancouver's. For Canadian cities, other than Calgary, Edmonton is another city with an awesome skyline. Alberta sure knows how to build magnificent skyscrapers. A Canadian city with a truly underwhelming skyline in proportion to its size is Hamilton, ON.
I’m sure it’s been mentioned but Bellevue is probably the most impressive skyline in the nation relative to its size. It beats cities several times larger in population and it’s a city to watch for the coming decades. Who knows, maybe one day it will give nearby Seattle a run for its money.
I stopped by briefly at Bellevue to check out their art museum six years ago and you're right, the skyline is very impressive for an edge city. That approach coming from south on I-405 can be mesmerizing. The city itself is clean looking and modern feeling unlike Seattle which can feel old and grimy in parts.
I stopped by briefly at Bellevue to check out their art museum six years ago and you're right, the skyline is very impressive for an edge city. That approach coming from south on I-405 can be mesmerizing. The city itself is clean looking and modern feeling unlike Seattle which can feel old and grimy in parts.
It's the same with Midtown Atlanta. It's modern and clean, unlike old downtown ATL which can feel a bit tired at times
Yeah, Austin is building faster and taller than any city its size in the US. By 2030, it should have in the range of 70-80 skyscrapers completed over 300 feet.
That puts Austin in the top 10-12 US cities for total number of skyscrapers over 300 feet. It will be rivaling cities like Philadelphia, and overtaking cities like Denver and Boston.
Trips me out to see those Austin pics. 20 years ago, you could barely establish a silhouette of Austin slyline from afar. They had a stubby skyline for the longest on par with San Antonio. Now it has surpassed SA skyline quite easily.
Trips me out to see those Austin pics. 20 years ago, you could barely establish a silhouette of Austin slyline from afar. They had a stubby skyline for the longest on par with San Antonio. Now it has surpassed SA skyline quite easily.
San Antonio for sure, is one of those cities that could use a few more highrises and skyscrapers for sure. Note that I don't by any means expect say like the number of buildings being built in Nashville or Austin to be built there, but a few more wouldn't hurt.
Weird thing is whatever their observation tower is called(I think Tower of the Americas), supposedly has some structural issues due to its age that now need to be addressed. And finally, I agree with the mentions that the skylines in Montreal(Quebec) and Bellevue(Washington) are decent.
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While one may think Myrtle Beach's nontraditional beachfront skyline is underwhelming aesthetically (and it's more or less par for the course for a resort beach town), what other cities without a similar geography and economy just shy of a 500K metropolitan population have a comparable number of tall buildings?
I just looked at that pic, and yeah Myrtle Beach has more of a skyline than I would've guessed. It isn't bad, for its small size.
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