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Yeah, but Miami suffers from not having any supertalls. It's highest is 794 feet. Atlanta has 3 buildings taller than that, and another supertall is waiting in the wings once the final design and financing is worked out. 1400 Peachtree is expected to be 20 stories higher than the BofA tower.
Miami also has a few supertalls in the works also.
most of these images only show miami's brickell and downtown area, they dont show the health district( the first photo has the health district, its the random clusters of semi highrises) or design district, some do, but 90% of the photos are what i said in my first sentence.
this is the area past downtown , its dense but not as tall
See, these are the photos that I like of Miami. They show different angles instead of the same old angles.
Indeed! I was looking at some of the future buildings planned. They look beautiful.
People just don't understand Miami's skyline. All those condos in the Miami skyline FIT the style of Miami, because of it's location in a tropical climate. All those Gothic buildings that you see in ATL, Houston, etc, etc, wouldn't FIT in Miami. Same thing vice versa, all the pastel colored condos in Miami wouldn't fit in ATL or Houston. People just don't understand that certain architecture fits in certain climates. Miami also DOES have signature and standout buildings, CONTRARY to popular belief. The Bank Of America building is one of them. Miami is like the whipping boy of the South for some reason. Oh well, when you're different people tend to hate, because people don't understand things that are different.
People just don't understand Miami's skyline. All those condos in the Miami skyline FIT the style of Miami, because of it's location in a tropical climate. All those Gothic buildings that you see in ATL, Houston, etc, etc, wouldn't FIT in Miami. Same thing vice versa, all the pastel colored condos in Miami wouldn't fit in ATL or Houston. People just don't understand that certain architecture fits in certain climates. Miami also DOES have signature and standout buildings, CONTRARY to popular belief. The Bank Of America building is one of them. Miami is like the whipping boy of the South for some reason. Oh well, when you're different people tend to hate, because people don't understand things that are different.
I agree with everything you said, especially the comparisons in style of buildings across the country. I have been to many cities in the east and I see the downtowns and to me they are bland. They all have the same "BRICK-LIKE" type of feel. Which is nothing wrong with that, it just says "Our Downtown Matches So and So city" .
I personally do think the style FITS. Most people dont like change because change leads to great things. Most people dont like Florida because it normally is ranks high amongst statistics in many categories. Population and economic attention surpassed that of other mportant cities and boom we get bashed. (Not Bashing Any City or Region imparticular).
That Bank Of America building is indeed unique just as Orlando's is as it is shaped like a stairwell. I beleive Miami's buildings compliments the environment of the region more to FIT in with whats around them. That being said in My opinion is has a fantastic skyline. So does many other cities of course!
It's just a matter of personal taste. I'm from Miami and I love my hometown but the buildings aren't that appealing to me. It's bigger than atlantas skyline Atlanta skyline is much more modern even the condos are very modern looking in Atlanta. Theres a better variety of buildings in Atlanta. It's true that Miami skyline fits the enviroment...
It's just a matter of personal taste. I'm from Miami and I love my hometown but the buildings aren't that appealing to me. It's bigger than atlantas skyline Atlanta skyline is much more modern even the condos are very modern looking in Atlanta. Theres a better variety of buildings in Atlanta. It's true that Miami skyline fits the enviroment...
All man, my post Atlanta pictures post gets deleted because I forgot to put a link, I know it can't be the size because ol dude posted 9 large images of Miami
first time posting pictures in the city Vs. city thread but I know better next time
but anyways Atlanta has more diversity in architecture the posters above tried to paint Atlanta as all Gothic, when Atlanta is modern and post modern at most. I kinda agree a little with them about the Miami skyline fits the enviroment thing but Hong Hong and others are tropical too and there skylines are more diverse. I envy Atlanta vs. Miami Skyline because what the other one has, the other is missing! it's quality vs quantity
All man, my post Atlanta pictures post gets deleted because I forgot to put a link, I know it can't be the size because ol dude posted 9 large images of Miami
first time posting pictures in the city Vs. city thread but I know better next time but anyways Atlanta has more diversity in architecture the posters above tried to paint Atlanta as all Gothic, when Atlanta is modern and post modern at most. I kinda agree a little with them about the Miami skyline fits the enviroment thing but Hong Hong and others are tropical too and there skylines are more diverse. I envy Atlanta vs. Miami Skyline because what the other one has, the other is missing! it's quality vs quantity
I didn't mean that ATL is ALL Gothic architecture. I just mean, ALOT of ATL's signature buildings wouldn't fit in Miami's environment. And Hong Kong isn't like Miami, Honk Kong doesn't have the same tropical Caribbean feel that Miami has, which INSPIRED the type pf architecture you see in Miami's skyline. Miami's is a tropical, vacation, Latin American, Resort City. The pastel colored highrise condominiums are very fitting of what type of city Miami is. Colorful buildings, Colorful lights.
Does anybody think that Miami can keep up this building craze, even after the recession ends? Personally, I doubt it, or I at least see many other cities doing so before Miami. I beleive that Miami has, unfortunatley, overbuilt and now needs to fill up what it already has.Miami was centered too much on housing and condos, and a big industry was tourisim. As far as that goes, places based on tourisim can go through major ups and downs.
Not that I don't like Miami, because I would really like to see it again. However, right now, the future doesn't look quite as bright.
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. Oh well, when you're different people tend to hate, because people don't understand things that are different.
