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Old 07-19-2009, 10:36 PM
 
Location: Boston Metro
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I like the Bellevue, Washington pics. Very nice.

 
Old 07-19-2009, 11:15 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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For some reason, just looking at that big ugly white building puts me in a bad mood.
That is the Burnett Plaza... the UGLIEST tallest building for any city...

It puts most of us Fort Worthians in a bad mood. Especially ME!

What's even worse is that it only has that lil' step pattern on one side. The other side is just your run of the mill checkerboard window pattern.

I wish I could have been there during the design of the building so I could just say... "PICK ONE DESIGN AND STICK TO IT, DAMNIT!!!"

Just lookin' at it makes me sick. That's why I made a redesign....



I know it's just another Space Needle, but ANYTHING is better than that.

The only complement I can give the BP is that it's not the ugliest in the city....
 
Old 07-19-2009, 11:34 PM
 
Location: Omaha
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That is the Burnett Plaza... the UGLIEST tallest building for any city...

It puts most of us Fort Worthians in a bad mood. Especially ME!

What's even worse is that it only has that lil' step pattern on one side. The other side is just your run of the mill checkerboard window pattern.

I wish I could have been there during the design of the building so I could just say... "PICK ONE DESIGN AND STICK TO IT, DAMNIT!!!"

Just lookin' at it makes me sick. That's why I made a redesign....



I know it's just another Space Needle, but ANYTHING is better than that.

The only complement I can give the BP is that it's not the ugliest in the city....
Even with that building, FW's skyline looks better than Omaha's.
fyi, your rendering is definitely a step up from the current design!
 
Old 07-19-2009, 11:50 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Even with that building, FW's skyline looks better than Omaha's.
fyi, your rendering is definitely a step up from the current design!
Thanx, but I'd really love it if that building never existed in the first place.

Why couldn't it get destroyed along with The Tower during the 2000 tornado as well?

BTW, I'm not the only one who feels this way.....
 
Old 07-20-2009, 01:23 AM
 
Location: New Mexico to Texas
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I'm going to give a mention to Midland, Texas. For a city of only 100,000, it has a very impressive skyline.
This picture is from a few miles outside the city.



Midlands tallest building is taller than ours in Albuquerque, Midland probably has the best skyline for its size.


and Ft.Worths aint that bad, I kinda like it
 
Old 07-20-2009, 03:51 AM
 
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Well I entirely disagree with that. However I do agree VC has one of the best skylines in the Western Hemisphere. To the best of my knowledge, I would place it 4th behind, NY, CHI and Sao Paulo. However to be sure, I think one would to carefully look at other South American cities such as Rio, BA, and Bogato. Also there are some very surprising skylines in rather smaller South and Latin american cities. Panama City is a good example.


You think Vancouver has more skyscrapers than Toronto?

 
Old 07-20-2009, 08:22 AM
 
Location: Wind comes sweeping down the...
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Midlands tallest building is taller than ours in Albuquerque, Midland probably has the best skyline for its size.


and Ft.Worths aint that bad, I kinda like it
Midlands tallest highrise is actually a bit shorter. Sadly, both city skylines compare well with size and architecture to the NW Expressway in OKC.


Bartlesville, OK. Population is 35,000. Very impressive for its size.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/...527e10.jpg?v=0

Price Tower
http://images.travelnow.com/hotels/TUL_PRIC-exter-2.jpg
http://cmcollision.com/images/bodyshop_bville.jpg

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Old 07-20-2009, 02:25 PM
 
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Syracuse, NY







Syracuse University









The 3rd, 4th and 8th pics are my favorites for Syracuse. I like the gothic architecture against the cloudy backdrop. The dome in the 3rd and 4th pics give a sort of Minneapolis-esque look to it.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 02:27 PM
 
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There is many many skylines in the US and a lot of beautiful ones are ignored because of the bigger cities. I dont necessarily think the bigger the better when it comes to skylines, i think it's a matter of structure and uniqueness to it. List some city skylines that deserve to have an honorable mention when it comes to beautiful skylines!

My 2 choices

Jersey City


Rochester, NY
I like the Jersey City pic. I never imagined the skyline looked like that. The big blue-silver skyscraper stands out as the most interesting.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Fargo, ND
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Fargo....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...fan2008/dd.jpg

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