10 great..!!!!!!

7/10

8/10. Great density.

I voted a 5

Earns points for density, but Calgary’s skyline commits two major sins in my opinion; it is dull and it doesn’t soar.

The towers all look like they were designed by the same tired architect in 1980, working for the same cheap, bean-counting developer. A lot of cities have unimaginative glass boxes, but that is all Calgary has. Is there even a single iconic tower in the bunch? That Calgary missed the skyscraper boom of the early twentieth century is not its fault, but the absence of any pre-1970 towers is too bad.

The skyline doesn’t soar. The city has only one tower barely over 200 meters; for a city of its size, nearly 1 million people, I’d say that is rather disappointing. I agree with the statements that a spired tower would look great, or at least a tower with an interesting crown.

The skyline is impressive up close, but that is true of most skylines. Hopefully, the ‘Bow’ will address a bit of the height and dullness problems, but Calgary is going to need more imagination before I can score it any higher than a 5.

I voted a 5

Earns points for density, but Calgary’s skyline commits two major sins in my opinion; it is dull and it doesn’t soar.

The towers all look like they were designed by the same tired architect in 1980, working for the same cheap, bean-counting developer. A lot of cities have unimaginative glass boxes, but that is all Calgary has. Is there even a single iconic tower in the bunch? That Calgary missed the skyscraper boom of the early twentieth century is not its fault, but the absence of any pre-1970 towers is too bad.

The skyline doesn’t soar. The city has only one tower barely over 200 meters; for a city of its size, nearly 1 million people, I’d say that is rather disappointing. I agree with the statements that a spired tower would look great, or at least a tower with an interesting crown.

The skyline is impressive up close, but that is true of most skylines. Hopefully, the ‘Bow’ will address a bit of the height and dullness problems, but Calgary is going to need more imagination before I can score it any higher than a 5.

UHHH, can you name ONE other skyline in the world in a city with 1 million that has a skyline like this? There are about 4 or 5 200m+ buildings in the works. I can't think of one US city of one million that could even come close to comparing to Calgary. Considering its size and the fact that it's only 100 years old, I give this skyline a 9/10.

UHHH, can you name ONE other skyline in the world in a city with 1 million that has a skyline like this? There are about 4 or 5 200m+ buildings in the works. I can't think of one US city of one million that could even come close to comparing to Calgary. Considering its size and the fact that it's only 100 years old, I give this skyline a 9/10.

No, but I can think of many others that IMO have a much better skyline. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore, St. Louis, Miami, Atlanta and Boston.

it is dull and it doesn’t soar.

The towers all look like they were designed by the same tired architect in 1980, working for the same cheap, bean-counting developer.

I agree. Calgary's skyline isn't very inspiring. Block after block of ugly boring buildings. I have to disagree about the height though. Calgary is home to bigger, taller buildings than any city it's size that I can think of. To put this in perspective, Dallas (6.0 million people) is more than 5 times the size of Calgary (1.1 million people), yet the skylines are comparable in scale. It's amazing that Calgary's buildings are as tall as they are.

Calgary's skyline is impressive, but I think I scored it a 6. Calgary is smaller, but to be fair, all cities need to be judged by the same yardstick. I can't give Hong Kong a 9, then turn around and give Calgary a 9. That's ridiculous.

No, but I can think of many others that IMO have a much better skyline. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore, St. Louis, Miami, Atlanta and Boston.

Sure, but they're all 2x the size of Calgary..

I give it an 8 no doubt.. river, mountains and my favorite po-mo twins in the world...Banker's Hall. Looks as dense(maybe even more than) as Montreal in the center:cheers: However, I'm not in love with the area surrounding the CBD..a little too suburban for my liking. That's why I'm not big on the aerials other than the fact they show the Rockies.

No, but I can think of many others that IMO have a much better skyline. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore, St. Louis, Miami, Atlanta and Boston.
:lol:
I'll give you Miami and Atlanta (both are 5 times bigger than Calgary) but Baltimore? Cleveland? Cincinatti? St. Louis? Come on, dude - you're dreaming on that one. They are all nice cities but their skylines and density for that matter pale in comparison to Calgary. On top of that, those cities are MUCH larger than Calgary. Have you ever seen or been to these cities? I have and I've lived in Calgary so I'm quite familiar with all of them.

Boston too, about 4 times larger. I could go on and on...

:lol:
I'll give you Miami and Atlanta (both are 5 times bigger than Calgary) but Baltimore? Cleveland? Cincinatti? St. Louis? Come on, dude - you're dreaming on that one. They are all nice cities but their skylines and density for that matter pale in comparison to Calgary. On top of that, those cities are MUCH larger than Calgary. Have you ever seen or been to these cities? I have and I've lived in Calgary so I'm quite familiar with all of them.

Boston too, about 4 times larger. I could go on and on...

Those would be opinions mi amigo! IMHO, Bmore has a better skyline, its my (biased) opinion. I also think Cinncy does too. But Actually i beleive baltimore is more dense than Calgary, it just doesn't have the height calgary does. But don't get me wrong, Calgary is incredible, i love their skyline, its gorgeous, 9/10

I agree. Calgary's skyline isn't very inspiring. Block after block of ugly boring buildings. I have to disagree about the height though. Calgary is home to bigger, taller buildings than any city it's size that I can think of. To put this in perspective, Dallas (6.0 million people) is more than 5 times the size of Calgary (1.1 million people), yet the skylines are comparable in scale. It's amazing that Calgary's buildings are as tall as they are.

Calgary's skyline is impressive, but I think I scored it a 6. Calgary is smaller, but to be fair, all cities need to be judged by the same yardstick. I can't give Hong Kong a 9, then turn around and give Calgary a 9. That's ridiculous.

We agree more than we disagree. If I was scoring Calgary's skyline relative to its peers, then it would definitely score higher than a 5, probably closer to an 8 or 9. However, I score skylines relative to all other big city skylines; Hong Kong is a 10 in my book, downtown Dallas a 5 or 6, Calgary a 5, San Jose a 1.5.

I am resisting the temptation to turn this thread into a city vs. city, but I do use the Dallas skyline as a baseline for scoring - that is just the way my brain works. I also think comparing metro populations doesn't work due to the many different skylines they contain, so I just don't do it.

Calgary has a very nice skyline, but if it gains some more height and an iconic tower or two, Calgary will really shine.

Yes, we seem to be on the same page. Using Dallas as a benchmark is normal. All people use what they are familiar when comparing. Sorry, if my words sounded like a put down of Dallas. They weren't meant to be.

The Bow will really be the turning point in Calgary. The bar will be raised much higher once it is built. A few more buildings like the Bow, and Calgary will look great. More height variation it the skyline would help also.

I have a question about Dallas. Is the oil industry centred in Dallas or Houston? Texas and Alberta have many similarities. In Alberta, Calgary is the oil HQ, but Edmonton gets alot of energy related spinoff industries.

Those would be opinions mi amigo! IMHO, Bmore has a better skyline, its my (biased) opinion. I also think Cinncy does too. But Actually i beleive baltimore is more dense than Calgary, it just doesn't have the height calgary does. But don't get me wrong, Calgary is incredible, i love their skyline, its gorgeous, 9/10

Fair enough, you are definately entitled to your opinion. :cheers:

Baltimore is more dense for sure, because it is MUCH older and was not built after the automobile proliferated. Simply the skyline though? Easily Calgary for me and my biased opinion.

We agree more than we disagree. If I was scoring Calgary's skyline relative to its peers, then it would definitely score higher than a 5, probably closer to an 8 or 9. However, I score skylines relative to all other big city skylines; Hong Kong is a 10 in my book, downtown Dallas a 5 or 6, Calgary a 5, San Jose a 1.5.

I am resisting the temptation to turn this thread into a city vs. city, but I do use the Dallas skyline as a baseline for scoring - that is just the way my brain works. I also think comparing metro populations doesn't work due to the many different skylines they contain, so I just don't do it.

Calgary has a very nice skyline, but if it gains some more height and an iconic tower or two, Calgary will really shine.

Fair enough! I concur...

I'm curious though, what do you rate the Dallas skyline?

:lol:
I'll give you Miami and Atlanta (both are 5 times bigger than Calgary) but Baltimore? Cleveland? Cincinatti? St. Louis? Come on, dude - you're dreaming on that one. They are all nice cities but their skylines and density for that matter pale in comparison to Calgary. On top of that, those cities are MUCH larger than Calgary. Have you ever seen or been to these cities? I have and I've lived in Calgary so I'm quite familiar with all of them.

Boston too, about 4 times larger. I could go on and on...

Actually yes, I have been to all of these cities back in June. They are smaller in the city populations, and these are my opinions. Miami and Atlanta have about 400,000 each, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have about 330,000, and Cleveland and Baltimore have over 400,000. So they are smaller than Calagary's what 1.2 million? And Pittsburgh's density not compare to Calgary?!?! Because Pittsburgh blows Calgary out of the water when it comes to density.

Here's a fairly recent shot of downtown Calgary, followed by what Calgary should look like around 2011-2012, so far.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5237/calgaryaerialzf9.th.jpg (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=calgaryaerialzf9.jpg)

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2618/aerialsouthjq5.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aerialsouthjq5.jpg)

I'm sure that of the 5+ million people in metro Atlanta and 2+ million in metro Pittsburgh, more than a few commute to work downtown. Imagine Calgary at a metro of 5+ million! :nuts:

Thought this was a pretty nice, rarely seen angle. Found on Flickr
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1561/61305940e693188899ofy4.jpg

Actually yes, I have been to all of these cities back in June. They are smaller in the city populations, and these are my opinions. Miami and Atlanta have about 400,000 each, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have about 330,000, and Cleveland and Baltimore have over 400,000. So they are smaller than Calagary's what 1.2 million? And Pittsburgh's density not compare to Calgary?!?! Because Pittsburgh blows Calgary out of the water when it comes to density.

City populations are irrelevant. It is metro populations that count. A city population is merely a political jurisdiction. It is the area over which a municipal government has jurisdiction.

Lets say Toronto (5 million people), suddenly divided itself into 5 cities: the City of Toronto, the City of Etobicoke, the City of Scarborough, the City of North York, and the City of York. Is the City of Toronto any smaller than it was before the dissection?

I might add, that back in the 1990's Toronto was divided up like that. You literally crossed a busy city street and all of a sudden you were in a different 'city'. The City of Toronto's population went from 600,000 to over 4,000,000 with the stroke of a pen. City populations are useless figures to use.

These figures are a truer indication of the size of the cities that you mention:

Miami 5.463 million
Atlanta 5.138 million
Cincinnati 2.104 million
Pittsburgh 2.370 million
Cleveland 2.114 million
Baltimore 2.658 million

Metro populations reflect the number of people who should be counted as being part of a city. Statisticians count based on where the city really ends and stop where residents no longer have much of a connection to the central city. It is based on the built form, commuting patterns, and a few other agreed upon variables that accurately reflect the true size of a city. By your measure, Winnipeg is bigger than Miami. Do you see how ridiculous that is?

Actually yes, I have been to all of these cities back in June. They are smaller in the city populations, and these are my opinions. Miami and Atlanta have about 400,000 each, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have about 330,000, and Cleveland and Baltimore have over 400,000. So they are smaller than Calagary's what 1.2 million? And Pittsburgh's density not compare to Calgary?!?! Because Pittsburgh blows Calgary out of the water when it comes to density.

I think you better get your populations straight! You are sooooo way off it's incredible!

Calgary is 1 million - Miami is about 5 million!!!! Come on...
Everyone of the cities you mentioned are MUCH larger than Calgary's and the area surrounding them are far more populated the Calgary.

Calgary is about the same size as Adelaide if you want a comparison...and Calgary blows Adelaide 'out of the water' when it comes to density.

And of course Pittsburgh is more dense - it grew before everyone had a car. As I said, Calgary is a very new city and is only now becoming more dense. Have you seen the amount of construction in this city? It surpasses all of those American cities you mentioned, save for Miami.

I think you better get your populations straight! You are sooooo way off it's incredible!

Calgary is 1 million - Miami is about 5 million!!!! Come on...
Everyone of the cities you mentioned are MUCH larger than Calgary's and the area surrounding them are far more populated the Calgary.

Calgary is about the same size as Adelaide if you want a comparison...and Calgary blows Adelaide 'out of the water' when it comes to density.

And of course Pittsburgh is more dense - it grew before everyone had a car. As I said, Calgary is a very new city and is only now becoming more dense. Have you seen the amount of construction in this city? It surpasses all of those American cities you mentioned, save for Miami.


I understand you are talking about a metropolitan population here, but for instance, Miami has several skylines in that metro area of 5 million. Fort Lauderdale, West Palm, Miami Beach, etc. This is about one city skyline. Miami, the key city in that metro area has a population of about 400,000. I am just saying there are more than one skyline in most of these metro areas, and I am just stating an opinion here that Miami and the others have a better skyline than Calgary.

Have you ever even seen pictures of Adelaide? They may not have the height, but Calgary's density doesn't even compare to Adelaide, compare it to Perth maybe, and yes.

It looks surprisingly good. :) 8.5/10

A very impressive downtown for a rather small city.

A picture from the first page of the Calgary Construction thread from SSP
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2006/pano03ban2gs2ca6.png

Eh, might as well post these since you put that one up Devin... all taken by myself of course...

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7427/cgypano41kk8.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1167/cgypano51xz0.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5117/cgypano61zg0.jpg

for its size, this is a very impressive city, abit boxy, but it looks really nice together.. i alos like the observation tower...
9

Agreed. I've never been there and one expects a little Plains town but the pix reveal a proper nightime city. a 7.5

Nice photos, thanks for updating. :)

7.5/10

No buildings that stand out individually and it could do with one or two really tall 'scrapers, but as a whole the skyline looks gorgeous. 8/10.

Very good for it's size, with excellent linear density which give fantastic photos. The addition of a few talls, already underway, will improve it further.

7/10

Actually yes, I have been to all of these cities back in June. They are smaller in the city populations, and these are my opinions. Miami and Atlanta have about 400,000 each, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have about 330,000, and Cleveland and Baltimore have over 400,000. So they are smaller than Calagary's what 1.2 million? And Pittsburgh's density not compare to Calgary?!?! Because Pittsburgh blows Calgary out of the water when it comes to density.

Calgary is only 1 million and the next closest city over 30.000 is Reddeer 90.000 people and is 100miles away, Alberta is the size of Germany that has a population of 80million, Alberta only has 3million. Just wait 3-4 years and see all that has happend. The only thing that would be nice to see would be some thing 75 + stories. As an example the city of toronto is 500.000 but include everything within 35mile and its population is 5 million. Include everything within 90miles of calgary and the population is 1.05 million ! ! ! I would like to know how many people live within 90 miles of Miami / Pittsburgh ? Brandon born and raise in calgary

City populations are irrelevant. It is metro populations that count. A city population is merely a political jurisdiction. It is the area over which a municipal government has jurisdiction.

Lets say Toronto (5 million people), suddenly divided itself into 5 cities: the City of Toronto, the City of Etobicoke, the City of Scarborough, the City of North York, and the City of York. Is the City of Toronto any smaller than it was before the dissection?

I might add, that back in the 1990's Toronto was divided up like that. You literally crossed a busy city street and all of a sudden you were in a different 'city'. The City of Toronto's population went from 600,000 to over 4,000,000 with the stroke of a pen. City populations are useless figures to use.

These figures are a truer indication of the size of the cities that you mention:

Miami 5.463 million
Atlanta 5.138 million
Cincinnati 2.104 million
Pittsburgh 2.370 million
Cleveland 2.114 million
Baltimore 2.658 million

Metro populations reflect the number of people who should be counted as being part of a city. Statisticians count based on where the city really ends and stop where residents no longer have much of a connection to the central city. It is based on the built form, commuting patterns, and a few other agreed upon variables that accurately reflect the true size of a city. By your measure, Winnipeg is bigger than Miami. Do you see how ridiculous that is?

This is what im talking sorry had not read all the page before i responded

Calgary is only 1 million and the next closest city over 30.000 is Reddeer 90.000 people and is 100miles away, Alberta is the size of Germany that has a population of 80million, Alberta only has 3million.

You sure about that?
Alberta - 661,190 km² (255,287 mi²)
Germany - 349,223 km² (134,836 sq mi)

I'm glad I had the chance to spend some time in Calgary some years ago. I just love it. 9.5/10

You sure about that?
Alberta - 661,190 km² (255,287 mi²)
Germany - 349,223 km² (134,836 sq mi)

Sorry im wrong but that make the difference even larger . . . what i was trying to show was usable land or land that had some people living on it. just check google maps and see the area where there are roads and that would be comparable or smaller than germany ?

8/10

Great skyline for it's size. No standout buildings though.

That should change since this is under construction:



http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7164/thebow34qq8.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5845/thebow42xj5.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8236/thebow6su2.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1853/thebow4yu2.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/123/thebow17mg6.jpg


It is 236 metres tall and designed by Foster. It will be home to Encana, Canada's largest company. Here's another shot of Calgary:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4692/2424522404b0b78aabc1bdvqv9.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4692/2424522404b0b78aabc1bdvqv9.jpg

7.5/10 Good skyline.

9/10:)

Since when is Encana Canada's largest company?

^^
I can't give you the exact batches of hours and days where Encana vaulted to #1 on the TSX, but this bench mark was reached last week.

There's a fair bit of jostling at the top, but it is usually Royal Bank most often in the #1 position. I had thought that it would be Manulife that would unseat Royal, but it was Encana. As of this post, the #1 and #2 firms has changed again. Remarkably, it was a shock to find neither of these firms at the top. Both Research in Motion and Potash Corporation passed these companies to take #1 and #2 respectively.

Many predicted that Research In Motion would challenge for #1 in the future, but it has happened much sooner. Potash is the big shock. It wasn't even in the top 20 last year.

Stock markets are by their nature in a continuous state of flux. Do you know a good site that ranks the top 500 or so firms, on a by the second basis? I've searched quite hard, but surprisingly this information is next to impossible to come by. So, to answer your question, I do not have that data. All I can relay to you is an approximate date in time.

its smaller by all other types of measures net income, employees and total assets. daily fluctuations and speculation dont make it bigger.

^^
Yes, we are all aware that there are many measures of biggest. Market capitalization is a very universally accepted barometer of bigness regardless of fluctuations and speculation. I'm not quite sure how you can disregard such a relevant measure.

Big is a subjective term. It is completely pointless to argue that one measure of big counts, while another does not. If some one wants to say that Hudson Bay Company is bigger than Encana, that is true also. When people said that Microsoft was the biggest company in the world, we all new that meant market value. It would be elementary to make the point that other firms employ more people or made more money. Same goes for this. We all know that Encana falls into this category. We shouldn't have to state the obvious.

Market cap is an indicator of value and where a firm's earning power may lie in the future. In the case of RIM and Potash, the market is saying that they think these 2 firms have earnings potential beyond any other companies in Canada. They may not have the most employees, total assets, or net income, but the income generating potential has largely been built into the stock price. The prediction may not come to be, but that is how the market works.

The only drawback when relaying statistics is the measure of understanding of what the statistics mean to the person reading it. People who know what market cap means, are not going to get confused. Lets not get bogged down with definitions of words we all know the meaning of.

^^ Wow!
That was all Greek to me! :lol:

I wasn't disregarding market cap, I was stating that marke cap is determined by stock price which is open to a large amount of speculation that can bid up a stock price, especially for an oil company. thats true for all companies but especially so for commodities such as oil and potash. thats why I said that its smaller than rbc if you look at all other measures of size.

City populations are irrelevant. It is metro populations that count. A city population is merely a political jurisdiction. It is the area over which a municipal government has jurisdiction.

Lets say Toronto (5 million people), suddenly divided itself into 5 cities: the City of Toronto, the City of Etobicoke, the City of Scarborough, the City of North York, and the City of York. Is the City of Toronto any smaller than it was before the dissection?

I might add, that back in the 1990's Toronto was divided up like that. You literally crossed a busy city street and all of a sudden you were in a different 'city'. The City of Toronto's population went from 600,000 to over 4,000,000 with the stroke of a pen.

First of all, the "city" of Toronto is only 2.5 million, not "over 4 million".

Secondly, the former boroughs (Scarborough, Etobicoke, North York, East York and York) were not "separate" cities at all, but part of one two-tiered municipality of Toronto created back in 1953 (somewhat like New York and its boroughs). The only thing that happened in 1998, was the city switched back tto a one-tiered system of municipal government.

This has nothing to do with its outlying "Metro" area (Mississauga, Vaughan, Pickering, Oshawa, Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton, etc, etc).

American and Canadian "metro" deliniations are calculated differently...Toronto's "CMSA" equivalent would be the Golden Horseshoe, at about 8 million.

Calgary is an odd one in this kind of comparison, because unlike most places, it really doesn't have an outlying "metro" population outside of its "city proper".

The city proper is quite large in geographical size...726 sq kms (larger than the city of Toronto), with a population of 988,000 ( 2006 census). The "metro"...CMA, is 5,107 sq kms, with a population of 1,079,000, meaning the metro area outside of the city proper only account for about 90,000 people, or less than 10% of the "city" population.

A lot of time, especially in the USA, it's the exact opposite.




KGB

I wasn't disregarding market cap, I was stating that marke cap is determined by stock price which is open to a large amount of speculation that can bid up a stock price, especially for an oil company. thats true for all companies but especially so for commodities such as oil and potash. thats why I said that its smaller than rbc if you look at all other measures of size.

OK.

Brilliant skyline density compared to other cities of its size
8.5/10

^^ Wow!
That was all Greek to me! :lol:
:? :?

8/10 :)

Very nice!

9/10

For a metro of just 1.1 million it's skyline is one of the best in the world. 7.5 on a world rating and for a ciy of just 1.1 million its a 10.

Dense and tall but lack a knockout tower, something not so boxy.

8/10

^It's coming! Foster + Partner's tower for EnCana's headquarters, called "The Bow" after the Bow river in Calgary. Tallest tower in Western Canada at 236m (774ft)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/bokimon/Architecture/Bow-1.jpg
courtesy of Bokimon, SSP.

Already well under construction. The site just finished the 3rd largest foundation concrete pour in the world.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2586/picture002jd6.jpg
courtesy of Boow, SSP


Before and after by me, original image by Regulator75 on ssp.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3616/csevfuturebx8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/Regulator75/Core/Copy2ofDSC_3507.jpg

Picture by me, but don't mind the giant buildings on the left. It's a far out 110 storey proposal, everything else is serious proposals and u/c. 2007-2012/14 (gif by 1ajs)
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7872/calgarybeforeeastwo3.gif

Edit: just noticed someone had already posted about the Bow.

^nice

What a great looking city. I love the Bow Tower. It'll add nicely to the skyline!

Very beautiful skyline, 9/10. :)

^Picture by me, but don't mind the giant buildings on the left. It's a far out 110 storey proposal, everything else is serious proposals and u/c. 2007-2012/14 (gif by 1ajs)
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7872/calgarybeforeeastwo3.gif

Edit: just noticed someone had already posted about the Bow.

Brilliant use of a .gif to demonstrate skyline growth. I'm suprised i haven't seen it before... nice!

8/10

10/10

wow

........9

Beautiful skyline... Definately in my top 5 if not my #1, just so well rounded, balanced and full. Cant wait to see it 2012

I just visited this cowboy city this summer. Impressive skyline. I gave it an 8.
Streetlevelwise, the city is languid, anemic, reminds me of a midsized town. Can't wait for all the construction frenzy to complete, including the Bow Tower.

10/10

9/10

yeehaw! 9.5

8 great , big skyline....good line up

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20060924/IMG_1592.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20060924/IMG_0270.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20060924/IMG_0250.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20061004/IMG_0651.jpg

9.5/10

9.5/10

I love the density of Calgary's skyline. It looks so big for a city of its size. The buildings look nicer in the daylight, but wow.... just a beautiful skyline.

CALGARY

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4104/img04651gn2.jpg

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/4107/img0468ay6.jpg

8.5/10

8/10

Very Nice.

I think upon seeing some of those images, a lot of people would be surprised that the city's metro only recently topped 1 million.

Impressive from far, but it looks like it isn't very lively downtown after 6 p.m. 7.5/10

7.5/10

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3378/3273597474_79bb1130fe_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2028133050_3e3ef9e93a_b.jpg
Both courtesy of Jimby

the first photo by Jimby is amazing. same for mega.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kktyip/3358246167/sizes/l/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/84338444@N00/3367402308/sizes/l/

Great skyline for it's size, I like how the buildings come together, really dense.

Despite the cyclical nature of their economy due to reliance on one commodity, Calgary seems to have managed to boom for over a century now. There were only 43,704 people here in 1911.

Impressive from far, but it looks like it isn't very lively downtown after 6 p.m. 7.5/10

haha yes very true.. i think it has to do with the lack of residential towers downtown, but im hoping to see that change as there are what.. 15 residential high rises under construction right now.. totally different atmosphere from vancouver or montreal

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonsey737/3437291784/sizes/o/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterhaeghaert/3408043957/sizes/l/

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I know I'm not being objective cause I do love Canada, so although this city has not the most impresive slyline ever, it's very competitive, cause it's very regular and compact. I'll give it a 9/10. By the way, awesome pics

7/1o

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Calgary is probably the most underrated city I have ever been to. When all this crisis is over can't wait to head back to get work!

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it's a wonderful skyline for a city of its size!

Amazing, great Skyline 10/10

9/10

9,5/10

very underrated. One of the best skylines in Canada. 10/10

^ very true this skyline is very underrated.
Therefore 9/10

hello to all my extended families there in Calgary! 8/10 for its skyline! nice city!

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This city is on steroids. The growth over the last few decades has been phenomenal. It will be exciting to watch this place mushroom over the next 10-20 years.

wow. some badass skyline pics here (especially at night)! pretty neat skyline - 8/10.

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Calgary, looking fantastic as usual!

Once the economy recovers, the city will once again be bombarded by a hoard of new construction.

I see The BOW has added on a few stories since I've last checked. When topped out it's going to be a real icing on a cake that is Calgary's skyline!

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DANG. That's amazing.

9/10

10/10

8/10

10/10 one of my favourite in canada

Wow i love the Canadian cities. Maybe someday I`ll live there :D

Well, analyzing that my city has 100.000 and just 30 buildings above 6 floors Calgary is amazing!!

10/10

Nice! 9.5/10 .

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9,5/10

9/10 great!

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8/10
great skyline and I particularly like those night shots.

I don't give out 10s, or 9.5s, but judging by how many 10s other cities are getting, Calgary's skyline is better than the marks it's been given. It's comparable to a number of the skylines getting a '10' rating by 25-30% of voters.

Perhaps, Calgary is suffering from relative anonymity. Calgary's skyline is comfortably a top 25, but it's all the way back in #37. :nuts:

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That's Montreal.

Yes, that's McGill University in the middle, the towers of Place Desjardins behind it, and the Jacques Cartier bridge on the left.

fairly good skyline.. 7.5/10

8.5/10

such a massive skyline for the population of this city!and WOW look at all those cranes!!!!I like it 8/10

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9.5/10

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I love Calgary. :drool:

It looks very nice..8/10

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Very organised skyline,love Canadian skylines they remind me of winter versions of our Australian cities.

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Those shots in the snow are incredible!

the bow and EAP are realy going to enchanc the skyline.

9

cant go wrong with calgary

5th Avenue

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Nice StreetWall pic!

Calgary's my second favorite in Canada! Beautiful!

that my frien is an urban canyon. both sides of the street are very tall. calgary's downtown has many. :)

that my frien is an urban canyon. both sides of the street are very tall. calgary's downtown has many. :)

^^LOL,I know!Streetwall is just another word for urban canyon(A Wall of skyscrapers lining The street-STREETWALL)!

lovely

9/10, can't wait until the Bow's completed.

very impressive!
I give it 8,5

the bow and EAP are topped out and they both rock. looking at the pictures of EAP makes me wonder if it isn't actually elevated higher than the Bow, and the Petro Canada towers. hmmm. it really dose look higher than them to me. could it be sitting on a higher elevated parcel of land?? any feedback would be great.

For a population of just over 1 million people, Calgary's skyline is spectacular! I was there in July and the quality of some buildings is epic, some cities with 5 times the population can't even compete with Calgary's skyline.

I agree, Calgary punches well above its weight. Just 100 years ago, it was all open prairie with a few frontier type buildings scattered around!

Very, very underrated skyline. 8.5/10

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9/10 great freezing photos!

^^Nice photo.

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The 2nd building that's more than 200m in Calgary.
But while it cuts short of being a super tall, when completed, the BOW will be my favorite Skyscraper in Canada!
I've seen it a few months ago, while it's under construction and already it's very beautiful and eye catching!

A few new ones:

from surrealplaces on flickr:
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One of the best night shots I've seen - from Joeyjacobsdad on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeys_picz/

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Anothe autumn shot from Surrealplaces:
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8.5...truly one of the most amazing skylines in North America for a metro area of only 1 million+.

Only problem is that Calgary seems to lack a distinctive tower that sets itself apart from the others.

Wonderful skyline. One of my favorites in North America.

When the Bow is fully completed, I think most people would consider it the 3rd best skyline in Canada ahead of Montreal.

7/10 from me. Very solid density in the core ... just lacks in quality for the time being.

Amazing skyline. Nice city...



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^^Great pics up there.

Calgary is beautiful...great skyline.

just found this shot by accident on SSP (the bow- thread), very cool pano:

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I must admit I didn't liked the idea of building some of the new towers, but now when they are growing I actually think the skyline will benefit a lot..

Looks much more impressive than the Edmonton skyline!!! I will admit I'm a Toronto boy but Calgary looks pretty good :)

the new towers are going to add significantly to the skyline both in the day and in the night. lots of LED's is what i like. Jamison's blue led's rock. when EAP is completed its lighting will be awesome. the BOW? i cant wait to see the lighting elements on this behemoth when its finished.

What an absolutely gorgeous city. I need to visit.

Incredible, 9.5/10. marvelous dencity and autumn colours.

What an absolutely gorgeous city. I need to visit.

Calgary welcomes you. pleas visit and if you need any advice on what to do or were to go, don't hesitate to ask me, and i am sure some of the other Calgary formers here would be glad to help as well. please do come and give southern Alberta a visit. i am sure you will be impressed, not only by Calgary but all of Alberta as well. the Alberta Rockies are nothing short of breathtaking.:)

^^^ hahaha Calgary, Calgary Calgary, no wonder other formers in here give us a hard time. lol

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^^Amazing pic, what a skyline!

I think if the poll started today, Calgary would score a lot higher. Can't wait to see what this place looks like when it hits 2,000,000 people. Calgary seems destined for greatness.

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I think if the poll started today, Calgary would score a lot higher. Can't wait to see what this place looks like when it hits 2,000,000 people. Calgary seems destined for greatness.

It certainly looks a lot better now, not that it was bad before. Amazing considering the size of the city.

9 for me.

Last picture is amazing!

An old photo before the Bow and Eighth Avenue Place went up:

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9/10

Definitely the 2nd best in Canada..
And it'll have that locked in when the Bow is completed..

Simply great, 9

8/10

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8,5 nice skyline

8/10

8/10 nice and still growing.

10-10! great pictures!

its'got a great skyline for such a small city.

beautifull city

impressive especially the CBD, never though of Calgary CBD can be looks like Vancouner.

Awesome !!!

the Bow and Eight Avenue Place greatly improve on what is already a insanely wonderfull skyline. It just keeps getting better. calgary's skyline is nothing short of a 10/10.

7.5/10. Very good for a city of this size.

cool city!

9/10 Calgary

¿What population has this city?

1.2 million for its entire metro that means this city has one of the most massive skylines for any city its size on the planet. if not the actual most office space in its CBD for any city of one million. it has 38 million sq ft. with a few million more currently being devaloped. i think that is true. in any case it is very close to them numbers. so within 2 years there will be or exceed 40 million sq feet of office space in calgarys true CBD alowne. i dont think to many cities with a metro of 1.2 million would even come remotely close to that.

1.2 million for its entire metro that means this city has one of the most massive skylines for any city its size on the planet.

What about benidorm and camboriu? cities with 10 times the number of highrises and 10 times smaller populations.

^ This is a skyscraper website. Highrise does not equal skyscraper. How many skyscrapers do those places have? Calgary has 56 buildings built or under construction of at least 100 metres and 14 of at least 150 metres.

Those places are still impressive, but I think taller buildings tend to be more impressive to people on a skyscraper site. It's the same way many people here ae more impressed with a skyline like Chicago's than Sao Paulo's even though SP has many more highrises.

Agree, Calgary's skyline is the most impressive I've come across for a city its size. Benidorm and Camboriu? Sorry, but they're not in the same league as Calgary. Not even close.

Isn't Benidorm a tourist resort? During peak season, I seriously doubt that there are only 100,000 people in the city.

1.2 million for its entire metro that means this city has one of the most massive skylines for any city its size on the planet. if not the actual most office space in its CBD for any city of one million. it has 38 million sq ft. with a few million more currently being devaloped. i think that is true. in any case it is very close to them numbers. so within 2 years there will be or exceed 40 million sq feet of office space in calgarys true CBD alowne. i dont think to many cities with a metro of 1.2 million would even come remotely close to that.



Thanks for the reply...:okay:


Greetings

7.5/10 not too big city with nice clustered building that made the skyline look impressive

Calgary has an impressive skyline, but what's the name of that building under construction?

Calgary has an impressive skyline, but what's the name of that building under construction?

^^which building(s)?EAP or The Bow?

Calgary has an outstanding skyline for a city it's size, and i will always have the highest respect for it.

an amazing skyline for such a small population :D

9

wow this city is interesting and very beutifull....i like meet it!!!!
muy bueno el hilo sigan asi y enfoquen mas los barrios y el lago ;)

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Here are a couple of screenshots that I grabbed off a CBC broadcast from this past week:

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McMahon stadium is worse than any high school stadium. Really, why dont the city build a nice 25000 stadium?

ya it is really old and it sucks.

These city skyline threads are quite old by now. I wonder if they will ever be redone. Start from new. When people come to rate the skyline, they look at the first few pages. Those pages are years old and outdated. They are not a representation of currant skylines at all. The first page of this Calgary thread looks nothing like Calgary of today. It misrepresents Calgary’s true skyline and therefore the rating system is not accurate.

impressive... 8/10

Nice!

These city skyline threads are quite old by now. I wonder if they will ever be redone. Start from new. When people come to rate the skyline, they look at the first few pages. Those pages are years old and outdated. They are not a representation of currant skylines at all. The first page of this Calgary thread looks nothing like Calgary of today. It misrepresents Calgary’s true skyline and therefore the rating system is not accurate.

People are not that stupid. They can see the date of the post. It's the same for every city.

8.5/10 :) impressive, dense and good zoning of buildings...

Great

9/10

People are not that stupid. They can see the date of the post. It's the same for every city.

I was in no way making the assumption that anyone is stupid. I was just thinking that it would be not only nice, but also an improvement for skyscrapercity, if all of the cities where to be updated to as current as possible photo's and information. Let’s face it. The current stuff is older than the hills that some of the buildings are built on. This is after all a place of information. Why not make it as accurate as possible? It is lots of work but it would be lots of fun work.

Even for a big city it has a great skyline but when considering it has only 1.25 million it's skyline is truly incredible!

overall very nice

Awesome !

8/10

9/10

I like the design of the Bow building...

9/10
been here twice and I like the city.

The skyline is ok, especially for a city of this size, 7/10. But the city itself is pretty boring, was twice there.

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that city is gorgeous... i like a lot

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For a city of just 1.3 million Calgary has one of the world's best skylines.

as amazing as calgary's skyline is, the city life is disappointing... especially on the weekends.. no one's there. still one of my top favorites. :okay:

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love the aerials

For a city of just 1.3 million Calgary has one of the world's best skylines.

It is definitely in my world top ten. deserving so. skyline wise, most cities up to 5 times its size get there ass's handed to them by Calgary.

two more big ofice towers may be on the way for downtown Calgary, one of them being well over 700ft. EAP 2 and the much awaited herald square i believe that is what it is being called until an official name is released. it being the taller of the two. in fact there might just be a new tallest with that one if the skyscraper gods shine on Calgary as they have so much in the past. one can only hope. it would be two blocks to the west of the Bow office tower. that area is arguably the second tallest 4 blocks in the nation. definitely the tallest outside of Toronto. the addition of this new tower would solidify that fact. it would make a real positive impact on the skyline.

Calgary is a very interesting city, only that often meets empty, and there is little cosmopolitan movement, but even like that it does not stop being fascinating.

Would be great if Calgary started seeing lots of big residential towers downtown. It would bulk up an already bulky CBD that much more. It would also bring more hustle and bustle to the street. As of now, downtown is almost all office.

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:applause:

Nice last picture 9/10

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keeps getting better.

So good the last pictures. (: Great Calgary.

Fascinating skyline, very beautiful.

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That's probably my favourite angle. The skyline looks really balanced, layered, and of varying heights. The foreground frames the whole picture beautifully with the autumn prairie and meandering river. The only thing that would make it better would be blue skies and views of the Rockies in the background.

The skyline looks really balanced, layered, and of varying heights.
This clearly shows up its density. Builidings are rising little by little when closer to the middle.

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^ Stunning pic :applause:

Calgary's skyline is the best in Canada. just like Perth in Australia, it's not huge but it's very harmonic and tells you something.

^ i do agree with your analysis but i reckon toronto and vancouver skylines are great too. :)

http://i.imgur.com/OSl0c.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Calgary_panorama-2.jpg

When you look at such an amazing skyline it's very hard to believe that Greater Calgary has just 1.3 million. Calgary is, and always has been, one of Canada's fastest growing cities and is suppose to hit 2 million by 2031...........just imagine what it will look like!

^^ I think you should create a fantasy rendering to illustrate how you think it might look then!

^^ I think you should create a fantasy rendering to illustrate how you think it might look then!

there is a calgary forumer that does real hi quality renders of calgarys future skyling on skyscraper page. many of the buildings in his renders are approved, under construction or have at least applied for a DP. here is the link.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=127611

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6137/skylinemorning.jpg
Courtesy of CtrlAltDel

^ Actually I took it, posted it on SSP. It was a lovely morning view from a hospital site tour.