Very sculptural skyline but overall it leaves me wanting.

7/10

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I think that the buildings has no personality, only NationsBank Center (the one with the tree funny tops.)
No, give me Dallas!
7/10

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from the San Jacinto monument; this is about 20 miles from downtown

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8/10

The skyline is ok, nothing that makes me go WOW.

Here are some shots from spade at cd, he just gave credit to flickr. I think they're great

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here are some photos i took myself.. enjoy

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love it, 9/10

here's a little one:

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and this one shows most of the Houston skyline:

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Here is some pic
http://www.evansharp.com/skylineproject/houston.html

This is the MOST UNDERRATED SKYLINE ON EARTH !!!!

I GIVE IT A SOLID 10.

Awesome!!

9/10

great skyline

9/10

8/10

I love modern buildings, so naturally for me I love Houston

Nice and modern skyline- 9/10

^ i also hate how spread out it is! but i think it has a nice skyline

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i love that red building on the right. looks like fire.

8.5/10

10/10

The US' 3rd best skyline... if you combined all of its skylines, probably 2nd best. But alas, they are spread apart..

And my hometown. People give Houston so much flack for being so sprawling, but keep in mind that Houston is just a huge city all-around. The inner city is quite dense and pretty large, and the suburbs are growing rapidly and pretty large too. It's unfortunate that people are overwhelmed by its suburbs and it throws off their perspective for the actual Inner Loop.

9/10

very interesting skyline - totally underrated! 9/10

Houston 12/11/08 This Morning before the sun came up.

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7/10, so very nice buildings...but a bit non dis script...

Very nice pic ^^^^^^
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10/10 :cheers:

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These next 2 shot are of LA.......NOT!! (L.A and Houston's skyline looks similiar from certan views)
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I posted pictures.

No ratings or comments? :(

reminds me of los angeles i gave it an 8

The best shot I've seen of Houston's skylines has to be the one in Paris, Texas (circa 1983).
It just looked so sculputural (besided brand-spaking new), and of course, beatiful. Still beatiful.
8.5/10.

Not too impressed with Houston's skyline. I like a couple of their tall one's but it looks kinda...wierd...spread out...almost misplaced.

hey i go to this walgreen's all the time!

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Great, large skyline! 8!

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I Really like Houston's Skyline is so modern and large definitely one of the betters US skyline 10/10:cheers:

It just looks dead! Ok some tall buildings here and there but where is the people.

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It just looks dead! Ok some tall buildings here and there but where is the people?

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Here! :colgate:

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Why is the Houston skyline so spread out, and in clusters? Are there very relaxed planning laws? Or is it a fairly decentralised city? (I ask this with absolutely no knowledge of Houston, but the recent pictures have made me quite curious!! Thanks in advance)

Here! :colgate:



Thats better, pictures like this would have gotten a better rating from me. Large parkingspaces and motorways through the city just kills it.

Why is the Houston skyline so spread out, and in clusters? Are there very relaxed planning laws? Or is it a fairly decentralised city? (I ask this with absolutely no knowledge of Houston, but the recent pictures have made me quite curious!! Thanks in advance)

Houston has no zoning, which means a theres 40+ buildings can be right next to houses, schools, anywhere basically. Which makes the city unique. :)

The buildings need some sort of crown on top. Especially the tallest one which looks so prominent yet so mundane in a night time shot. :( 8/10

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I love the Houston skyline, no 2 buildings are alike! And the architecture keeps it fresh and modern.....9.0!! :okay:

10/10

8/10

9/10

It just looks dead! Ok some tall buildings here and there but where is the people.

3Remind you, this section of skyscrapercity is rate the city's skyline, not city life.

8/10, looks a little bit lame from far away but at the same time it is quite sizable when in scale...

9.5/10

8/10

I'm from the area and ranking it against the world, i give it 8.5
ranking it against the US, i give it 9.5

It's America's 3rd best skyline,behind NYC,Chicago

and its NA 4th best!

9/10.

I love Houston. I have lived in or near this city my whole life and its a nice city. The various skylines are all nice in their own way. I would love to see some supertall action in Houston's future one day. In order for that to happen the city would need to seriously reevaluate its city planning and zoning (or lack of zoning). plus some trains and better mass transit would help a lot too.

but houston still rocks! :banana:

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8.5/10. very cool and modern.

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8/10

For The US...9.5
Internationally...8.5

Can compete for USA's 3rd best skyline...

it looks good

8/10

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severely underrated.
9/10

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Galveston skyline, which is part of the Houston area.
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9/10.

I love Houston. I have lived in or near this city my whole life and its a nice city. The various skylines are all nice in their own way. I would love to see some supertall action in Houston's future one day. In order for that to happen the city would need to seriously reevaluate its city planning and zoning (or lack of zoning). plus some trains and better mass transit would help a lot too.

but houston still rocks! :banana:

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Honestly? lived in houston your whole life and u dont know that houston has the Jp morgan chase tower, which is a supertall, and Well Fargo which is just feet from being a supertall, come on man rookie mistake

Honestly? lived in houston your whole life and u dont know that houston has the Jp morgan chase tower, which is a supertall, and Well Fargo which is just feet from being a supertall, come on man rookie mistake

We need a new supertall.

We need a new supertall.

true, houston is a city of 2 million every city more populated than it in the US has a landmark tower

NYC- Empire State
LA- US bank Tower
Chicago- Sears Tower (not willis tower, willis is gay)

so it definitely needs a nice supertall so it can get up there with the big dogs

true, houston is a city of 2 million every city more populated than it in the US has a landmark tower

NYC- Empire State
LA- US bank Tower
Chicago- Sears Tower (not willis tower, willis is gay)

so it definitely needs a nice supertall so it can get up there with the big dogs

Houston - JP Morgan Chase Tower

I think were already up there, we just need a new landmark tower.

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great skyline! 8.5/10

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stunning 10/10

Houston - JP Morgan Chase Tower

I think were already up there, we just need a new landmark tower.

dude in my fricking reply i said houston needs a nice supertall! and i said it needs a landmark tower, read bro, i even mentioned the jp morgan chase tower on my previous post

dude in my fricking reply i said houston needs a nice supertall! and i said it needs a landmark tower, read bro, i even mentioned the jp morgan chase tower on my previous post

LoL ok chill sorry.

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9/10! stunning houston! :cheers:

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Houston has a wonderful future ahead of it!

8/10

Houston without a doubt has the best skyline in Texas. I really like how none of the buildings seem like glass boxes. They all have great designs. 10/10

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Most of them were built in the 80's during Houstons boom, but then the city went into a major bust, but things seem to be picking up again hopefully.

yes, things are starting to pick back up. i know of at least three 50+ towers currently being built with more plans on the way. ground was just broke over off milam for a new tower next to chase as well. i would like to find out mre details about that one. but lack of zoning does make things kinda weird. proper zoning would probably give us something close to what chicago has going if you combined all the other scrapers around town.

^Thus, you have to understand why Houston has the skyline that it does.
If the great oil boom of the '80's had not've slowed down, we may just be
looking at the largest collection of modern skyscrapers in any downtown in
the pics. :)

houston has many building downtown that are over a hundred year old. maybe they are not huge scrapers like new york, but how many town really have antique scrapers like what your talking about anyway?

Nice... but how come so many parking lots downtown?!?! gross...

everyone drives and there is little mass transit besides the bus which leaves a lot to be desired.

great skyline 9.5/10

9/10

10/10 cool skyline

10. Excellent. Regards.

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9.0/10!best in Texas!and in The running for The nations 3rd best!

Houston, USA

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One of the great american Skylines

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Great shape, balance, and height, bad buildings. 8/10

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The architecture is alright, but for being America's fourth-largest city, the size of the skyline is a bit disappointing.

I applaud Houston for having tall buildings (Floor height-wise) without having the use of spires or antennas, but what the city has in height, it lacks in architecture. Pretty bland. Density-wise, for it's population (slightly fewer people than Chicago), it's pretty sparse.

i heard they are building a huge dome over it....isn't it true?

I was hesitating between 8/10 and 8.5/10, but okay, I'll be positive.

7/10

7/10

10/10 I love American style skyline :P

8,5/10
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Nice shot. Can any one answer Why Atlanta , and LA , maybe Dallas Dont have a continuation of Urban High rise Skylines Like Chicago or NY. Why do these Sprawl cities Build other Business Skyscraper clusters separate from the main Downtown???

Nice shot. Can any one answer Why Atlanta , and LA , maybe Dallas Dont have a continuation of Urban High rise Skylines Like Chicago or NY. Why do these Sprawl cities Build other Business Skyscraper clusters separate from the main Downtown???

In the case with L.A., it may be because the metropolis sits on some major earthquake faults (of which a major quake could be eminent). High rise developers therefore would be reluctant to invest in such a risk. But the area of the tallest skyscrapers in L.A. is the downtown area surrounded by numerous suburbs or satellite cities like Long Beach or Century City. Many of these satellite cities have their own business districts probably built on more stable land. I'm not sure what the case is for Atlanta or Dallas.

The Texas Medical Center itself could be a skyline for another city.

I'm sure El Paso would beg for it....

9/10

8/10

I know the city and I think a 7.5 is good for it..

8/10, impressive skyline, needs a bit more variety, but nice!

8/10

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I hate how the height drops off so dramatically outside of the CBD. However, in terms of the skyline of the CBD itself, it is definitely top notch. 8/10.

8.5

Hi! I work for Continental and my boss is retiring at the end of the year. She LOVED your picture of our building/logo. Our group would like to present it to her in a poster-size. Can you email it to me in a format that can be amplified? I tried this picture but when I made it bigger it was very blurry. Any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated! :)
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10/10

Boldest skyline/s in Texas & the Southern US.

Houston has a pretty nice skyline. Although my favorite building has always been the one crazy tall one all by itself out past Post Oak area. I haven't been to Houston recently but am told there has been some added out that way the past few years. Anyway Houston has some very Texas sized skyline(s)! =)

I hate how the height drops off so dramatically outside of the CBD. However, in terms of the skyline of the CBD itself, it is definitely top notch. 8/10.

Uhh...you mean in the immediate area outside of the CBD or just a few miles away?

Why I ask this is because Houston has numerous 900, 600, 500, 400, 300, & 200 ft. tall skyscrapers all over the city forming many separate skylines outside of downtown proper because of Houston's lack of formal zoning laws which basically permits towers to rise from the most unusual of places, sometimes sprouting up behind single family ranch style homes as in the case with Uptown Houston which BTW forms the 3rd tallest skyline in the state after Downtown Dallas while Downtown Houston is of course the 1st tallest in Texas.

If all of Houston's skylines were lined up together perfectly (which certain Houston skyline angles give you this illusion) they would form the 3rd largest skyline in all of North America. Downtown alone is already the 3rd tallest after Chicago, but not the largest, that would be Miami.

10/10. Houston is the place I call home. The photo taken on I-45 south posted by desertpunk is my favorite view of the city because it makes downtown look bigger.

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10/10

I hate how the height drops off so dramatically outside of the CBD. .

For me that is just perfect. Just look ths pic 2 posts above. :cool:
9/10

One of the best skylines in NA! And Houston got .. I count like 4 other several smaller skylines 2

Not really a fan of Houston's skyline. The buildings seem to be quite bland. 6/10....

10/10 very impressive skyline.

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same level like L.A., 7,5 points

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Sky Scrappers of Houston (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43734805@N07/6124776681/) by Partha C (http://www.flickr.com/people/43734805@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6132120206_048e674064_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43734805@N07/6132120206/)
sunset stroll (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43734805@N07/6132120206/) by Partha C (http://www.flickr.com/people/43734805@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6109228851_dfb132500f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theo_c/6109228851/)
Downtown Houston from the 43rd Floor! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theo_c/6109228851/) by www.Theo-Graphics.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/theo_c/), on Flickr

Great skyline, similar to Calgary's in size & height I think. 8.5/10.

Great skyline, similar to Calgary's in size & height I think. 8.5/10.

...not really.

...not really.

NVM. Houston has two supertalls and Calgary's tallest is only about 774ft. Nonetheless the Calgary skyline looks very impressive probably because it's quite dense.

I gave Houston 8.5/10 and that would be a very high rating from me since I only gave Toronto a 9 and I'm a Torontonian. So far I only gave Vancouver & NYC 10s.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Calgary_panorama-2.jpg/800px-Calgary_panorama-2.jpg

Downtown

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5964136741_e626076d6e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinabaez/5964136741/)
HOUSTON DOWNTOWN AT NIGHT FROM TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinabaez/5964136741/) by ll Paralell (http://www.flickr.com/people/paulinabaez/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5725932914_8cba151d17_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinabaez/5725932914/)
HOUSTON SUNSET (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinabaez/5725932914/) by ll Paralell (http://www.flickr.com/people/paulinabaez/), on Flickr

Uptown

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5964134533_67f735772e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinabaez/5964134533/)
HOUSTON UPTOWN SUNSET FROM TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinabaez/5964134533/) by ll Paralell (http://www.flickr.com/people/paulinabaez/), on Flickr

^ Impressive (esp. the first pic!)! :cheers:

In my opinion, this is the best picture of downtown Houston.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5348299572_d62cbaec0a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/intrigue139/5348299572/)
Houston Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/intrigue139/5348299572/) by intrigue139 (http://www.flickr.com/people/intrigue139/), on Flickr

The angle of Houston usually pictured (west if you have a compass) is so obsolete due to the gaps between the skyline, whereas in the view above, nearly every major skyscraper in Downtown is visable.

Houston is not just H-Town. It's my home.

7.5/10

The architecture is alright, but for being America's fourth-largest city, the size of the skyline is a bit disappointing.


2 supertalls and 35 buildings higher than 150 meters is not that dissapointing at all


9 out of 10

I'm from the area and ranking it against the world, i give it 8.5
ranking it against the US, i give it 9.5

It's America's 3rd best skyline,behind NYC,Chicago

and its NA 4th best!

The US has better skylines than most of the world I think, so the standards should be higher.

At least 15 of the worlds top 50 skylines are in the USA

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6771106231_20c1fb8393_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6771106231/)
Houston Skyline Night Panoramic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6771106231/) von Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/) auf Flickr

9/10

8.5/10

In my opinion, this is the best picture of downtown Houston.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5348299572_d62cbaec0a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/intrigue139/5348299572/)
Houston Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/intrigue139/5348299572/) by intrigue139 (http://www.flickr.com/people/intrigue139/), on Flickr

The angle of Houston usually pictured (west if you have a compass) is so obsolete due to the gaps between the skyline, whereas in the view above, nearly every major skyscraper in Downtown is visable.

Houston is not just H-Town. It's my home.

Such a shot & such a nice CBD!!!!

I'll give Houston a 8.

Regards

Downtown Houston 8.5

the ENTIRE Houston skyline 10/10

:cheers:

The skyline has height but absolutely no diversity. The architecture is so bland tbqh. The skyline is big, but when compared to smaller cities like San Francisco, Philadelphia, Atlanta, it pales in comparison

^ I disagree. I think Houston's skyline is a perfect example of post modern architecture done right. It's not tacky or ugly at all.

^ I disagree. I think Houston's skyline is a perfect example of post modern architecture done right. It's not tacky or ugly at all.

I didn't say it was tacky or ugly. It just lacks character. The skyline is pretty forgettable. Sure, it's a modernist dream skyline, but its nothing to write home about. But still, impressive for having 2 supertalls

Pretty high, well balanced skyline with quality towers. 9/10

I didn't say it was tacky or ugly. It just lacks character. The skyline is pretty forgettable. Sure, it's a modernist dream skyline, but its nothing to write home about. But still, impressive for having 2 supertalls

..... look at the entire skyline from a distance. I doubt you would say "forgettable".

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/101/255727575_9313e06461_o.jpg

Wow, it's a lot bigger than it usually let's on

Wow, it's a lot bigger than it usually let's on

Agreed! A lot of the excess off to the right is this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Medical_Center

A huge hospital complex with a good number of mid-rises

Wow, it's a lot bigger than it usually let's on

That's actually an old picture, btw. Plus, it doesn't even show the Energy Corridor.

Agreed! A lot of the excess off to the right is this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Medical_Center

A huge hospital complex with a good number of mid-rises

Also Uptown...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1127/526342384_b766a2e2be.jpg

9.5 :cheers:

Great city, but the skyscrapers all have a cookie cutter look. :dunno:

Great city, but the skyscrapers all have a cookie cutter look. :dunno:

I really don't see that.

^^ superb photo
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/101/255727575_9313e06461_o.jpg

5/10 I'm not feeling the love

Houston: ten thousand strip malls in search of a city. (I jest, I jest. The city has made some wonderful strides in densifying and urbanizing.)

The scope and size of the skyline is worthy of an 8 or 8.5, but so much of the skyline is a slice out of the 80s, which is not my favorite period of architecture. So I'll settle for a 7.5.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Panoramic_Houston_skyline.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2780/4111610266_9dcc63fd1a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chbeba/4111610266/)
Houston skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chbeba/4111610266/) by chbeba1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/chbeba/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6898438957_7479dae021_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58717881@N08/6898438957/)
Houston Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58717881@N08/6898438957/) by cher8517 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58717881@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6821164730_ccf06fe2fa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6821164730/)
Houston Skyline Blue Hour Panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6821164730/) by Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), on Flickr

A city of potential. 7/10

A city of potential. 7/10

... what else could it do? It alread has a million highrises.

10/10

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6676877093_b3c77d1f18_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6676877093/)
Houston Skyline Panoramic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6676877093/) por Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6656916497_f7357acd3f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87632060@N00/6656916497/)
Sabine Bridge Pano (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87632060@N00/6656916497/) por hoju2468 (http://www.flickr.com/people/87632060@N00/), en Flickr

Purely Epic: http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/101006/GAL-10Oct06-5964/media/PHO-10Oct06-257576.jpg

8.5/10

nice !! i saw it from an airplane while going to DFW ..

I think it scrapes by with a 9.5/10. It's a beautiful skyline but I think it's somewhere between 9 and 9.5. Maybe a 9.25? Plus, I don't think the above pictures do it justice. #412 is pretty good but the city's skyline looks smaller than it actually is there. I too saw it from an airplane and it looked much, much bigger from above (plus it seems like half of Houstonians have pools too) :lol: