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That last shot is amazing! Kinda looks like Uptown Houston in a way...only without the water of course.
That is actually a combination of the Miami skyline and the South Beach skyline as seen from out at sea.
Anyway, let me try to make my point a little better here. Even though most of Miami's skyscrapers were built in the 21st century, it is not only for looks that I chose Miami in spite of its mass transit system which certainly could be better. Many people knock Miami's new skyline and current 3rd largest skyline in the U.S. status because so many of our new skyscrapers are giant condos or mixed-use projects, but getting more people to LIVE VERTICALLY LIKE THE JETSONS is the wave of the future, especially with the planet's ever growing population and urban sprawl encroaching more upon the natural environment. People living in the sky high above ground always has been a futuristic concept, but so many of you just don't get it. Giant condos and mixed-use projects in the CBD that are virtually self-contained cities unto themselves where people ideally can live, work, and play all in the same complex or all within the CBD without having to commute anywhere always has been a futuristic idea and this is where Miami is going, especially not having the mass transit system that other cities have. Our first giant condo built here in Miami was the Santa Maria in 1997 at 51 stories at 520. My first thought was "That looks like a place where the Jetsons would live and would be a great setting for a live-action movie about the Jetsons." Maybe most of you are too young to remember that cartoon series, but the futuristic concept of people living high above the ground is coming of age here in Miami, and that is what makes it futuristic. The Santa Maria is the white building with the rounded sides to the far right in this photo of mine.
That is actually a combination of the Miami skyline and the South Beach skyline as seen from out at sea.
Anyway, let me try to make my point a little better here. Even though most of Miami's skyscrapers were built in the 21st century, it is not only for looks that I chose Miami in spite of its mass transit system which certainly could be better. Many people knock Miami's new skyline and current 3rd largest skyline in the U.S. status because so many of our new skyscrapers are giant condos or mixed-use projects, but getting more people to LIVE VERTICALLY LIKE THE JETSONS is the wave of the future, especially with the planet's ever growing population and urban sprawl encroaching more upon the natural environment. People living in the sky high above ground always has been a futuristic concept, but so many of you just don't get it. Giant condos and mixed-use projects in the CBD that are virtually self-contained cities unto themselves where people ideally can live, work, and play all in the same complex or all within the CBD without having to commute anywhere always has been a futuristic idea and this is where Miami is going, especially not having the mass transit system that other cities have. Our first giant condo built here in Miami was the Santa Maria in 1997 at 51 stories at 520. My first thought was "That looks like a place where the Jetsons would live and would be a great setting for a live-action movie about the Jetsons." Maybe most of you are too young to remember that cartoon series, but the futuristic concept of people living high above the ground is coming of age here in Miami, and that is what makes it futuristic. The Santa Maria is the white building with the rounded sides to the far right in this photo of mine.
I may be wrong but isn't Miami proper like only 38sq miles?I mean thats nothing new when you have a confined city by natural borders,you build up.NYC,Chicago have been around way before the skycraper was invented so of course those cities look the way they do today because they basically have to bulldoze older structures to make way for the new and taller.
I may be wrong but isn't Miami proper like only 38sq miles?I mean thats nothing new when you have a confined city by natural borders,you build up.NYC,Chicago have been around way before the skycraper was invented so of course those cities look the way they do today because they basically have to bulldoze older structures to make way for the new and taller.
Actually, Miami is only like 36 sq miles, so you're not really wrong there, but you are still missing the point. THE DEGREE to which SO MANY people can now LIVE VERTICALLY is what makes Miami's skyline FUTURISTIC. Then, take into account that it's mostly 21st century architecture whether you like it or not. And the fact that you can have so many balconies as high up as we have them here in Miami is a fairly recent advancement in skyscraper technology. In the past, it was thought that the increased windload created by so many balconies going so high up would tear the building apart in a storm, but now we have built many of them in Miami.
Detroit...perhaps after socialist/communists take over?
Looks like somebody in this thread was dropped on their heads a few too many times as a baby
Detroit has loads of rich history, mid 20th century architecture, and an inner ring group of suburbs that change one's view of urban sprawl, with every house being unique and special. The people of Detroit preserve.
Also, quit being afraid of socialism/communism.
Here's you a futuristic skyline from a socialist country:
We'll see about that, that's the best thing about living in these times, rapid changes, very little time.
I was just being sarcastic. Fort Worth has an Omni so Dallas had to get one. Dallas always has to have the best of everything. Its like no other city in Texas can have anything of their own without Dallas getting it too.
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