Edited by wjfox2002, on 13th February 2005:

The pics at the start of this thread were missing. HoustonTexas (the forumer, not the city! :) ) created a duplicate thread, so I've added his pics to the start of this thread.




Houston Texas: All of the Skylines...

Downtown:
http://tinypic.com/1pv6u9

http://tinypic.com/1pv71h

http://tinypic.com/1pv760

http://tinypic.com/1pv78p

http://tinypic.com/1pv7si

http://tinypic.com/1pv7ty

http://tinypic.com/1pv7us

http://tinypic.com/1pv89g

Uptown:

http://tinypic.com/1pv7gg

http://tinypic.com/1pv7r4

http://tinypic.com/1pv7ys

http://tinypic.com/1pv85v

http://tinypic.com/1pv8dw

Texas Medical Center:

http://tinypic.com/1pv7ea

http://tinypic.com/1pv7nb

Museum District:

http://tinypic.com/1pv7kp

West End:

http://tinypic.com/1pv7ly

Greenspoint:

http://tinypic.com/1pv80z

http://tinypic.com/1pv81l

(Thanks to everyone who ever posted a Houston Image...) +Special Thanks to JMancuso, & Texas Boy.

Voting:
Its based on the Skyline and SKYLINE ONLY. Not city, not your hometown, but Skyline Only...

Thank you.

the population is not so big (about 4 million),
but this city is one of a world-class skyscraper city.

9.5/10

great buildings and skyline. it's quite dense too. I never new it had so many buildings. 9.5/10

Houston's is good. Lot's of neat structures...

7/10

some buildings look pretty nice, and its pretty dense, 8/10

8/10. Nice skyline, but the setting is a bit dull. If this city was on a harbour or by a moutain range, it would get a 8.5.

Sunni- I think they have some really tall buildings. I could be wrong but I think they have one well over 300m.

I don't like the lay out of the skyline at all. Other than that, some of the buildings are beautiful and tall!! 7.0

Very little of the architecture is "stunning". And I will say this: it is dense, especially compared to Atlanta!
7.0

Looks like there was only several skyscrapers in the centre, and further, only small huts.;) How many people live in the city administrative area? I like the skyline though. Skyscrapers are put in one line, so this is a real sky-line.
8.5

I love it.

a US city skyline that im amazed of. 8

6.5/10 nice skyline;)

One of my favorite skylines in the USA. 9/10

Houston has a great skyline as a Houstonian. Now, I wish Houston had more buildings though. If Houston had mountains, that would be even cooler.

Amazing skyline
9/10

Granted people will say I am biased, being from Houston, but have lived away from Houston much longer than I lived in it.

I love the skylines the city has. Downtown is much denser than some would think, with several new midrises going up right now.
Much less surface parking than 10 years ago, and two new stadiums DT. Plus the transit center and light rail line.
There are several other skylines, like the Williams Tower and uptown, and the Medical Center, and teh Westchase Energy Corridor. All look awesome. Driving North omn 288 you get a great view indeed.

the AIA and NYTimes noted how the Pennzoil Building set a new standard for post-modern buildings in the late 1970s.

Oh the Chase Tower is 1002 feet tall, 75 stories, and is a pentagon. It was to have 5 more stories but FAA restrictions came to play.

I'll get some more pics up a in a day or two.

9.5 out of 10.

Ciao,
Lt-AWACS, a Houston tradition since 1975

One of my favorite American cities! Its amazing how theres hardly any small buildings in between the big ones. It's like it's all tall buldings. Definitely an underrated skyline. 9/10

Damn I love Houston. Looks so shiny, new, and clean. Smooth glass is the way to go in this city. 9/10.

As a skyline I like it, as an aerial you really see its lack of density, and that hurts...but since this is about the skyline, I give it a 9.

Pretty sleek... not enough variety though... all look like they were built in the same year. I like it though.

7.5

7.5/10

Some interesting architecture (700 Louisiana), but it lacks density and most of the buildings are bland.

Preferably, I dislike it. I like older skylines. 6.5 out of 10.

Damn!!! Houston's Sooo ROCK!!!....Never thought about this city before......9.5 for this metropolis city.;)

Impressive!! 8.5/10

9/10 . .. i love how modern it is . . .

beautiful. i give it a 7.5 at this moment. but once it gets more scrapers, with the same great quality, it can have 8.0-9.5/10.

5.5/10

I really don't care for this skyline very much. For being smooth glass, the buildings just look kind of dull and tacky to me.

funny:D

I love Houston. A 9.


200 posts !!

8/10

9/10 It's got multiple skylines, and one of my favorite buildings, the Williams Tower.

The Houston skyline is my favorite in all the U.S. In fact Houston has more skyscrapers than any other city in the U.S. except New York and Chicago. Also its downtown is 3rd behind New York and Chicago in tall buildings. World renowned architects designed some of the Houston skyscrapers. I think the flat landscape makes Houston skyscrapers look more grand and majestic. Clean, beautiful, modern and very interesting is what makes Houston's skyline my favorite. I even took a trip from Seattle to see these great skyscrapers.

not one that does it for me :)

six

Houston is really nice! you gotta love heritage plaza and bank of america plaza, 10/10!

7

This city has some very tall structures... but it lacks density and historical scrapers... and the lack of zoning allows for skyscrapers to be placed in all sorts of weird locations

architecturally... this is largely a mix of modern and PoMo... the modern is largely horrible... and the PoMo is divided between some great examples... and some horrible failures...

9.9/10 just amazing, stunning, booming

8/10


Great towers but it needs more.

I reallly love the skyline! 9.5/10!:cool:

I really like this skyline - 9/10

It could easily be ranked in the world's Top 10, and compete with Seattle and Los Angeles for the rank of America's No 3 skyline, after New York and Chicago.

grate!

9/10

NICE TOWERS

in my opinion is underrated. Not quite a 'super skyline' but 8.5/10 for me.

Like I've said elsewhere, Houston's skyline has to be viewed from certain angles to be impressive.

That's a strike against it to some degree, but it's quite a sight when captured from the right perspective.

The originally posted pics don't do it the same justice as these ones:

http://wingedmammal.com/action_photos_1999/houston_skyline_from_white_oak_bridge.jpg

http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/photos/downtown/images/i45_downtown_view_A_21-july-2001_hres.jpg

http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/photos/downtown/images/45_downtown.jpg

http://www.imagenode.com/files/transfer/6/2000/11/124169.gif http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown3.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/230262.jpg


http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/images/45_10_13A_medium_medres.jpg

9. Looks like Frankfurt/M a little bit:)

9.5/10 just because I love Texas. Viva Texas!!:dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy:

Stunning skyline - 8.5/10 - but the city sucks - no real city center or downtown - only some towers and suburs ;)

7/10. Looks good on the Album cover of Urge Overkills - Saturation. Nice big cluster.

Nice and modern skyline! 9/10

And I like that there is plenty of vegetation around the skyline. Looks very pleasent.

Wonderful collection of modern skyscrapers but lacks historical structures and there isn't an abundance of natural beauty to enhance the skyline. This keeps it from being one of the "world's greatest" but still impressive.

8/10

7/10:)

Differnt angles of the skyline

http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/hrcr/houston.jpg
http://www.accuaero.com/images/Houstonskyline.jpg
http://www.houstonmetropolis.com/images/01095%20Mark%20II%20REAR%20VIEW%20FROM%20AIR.jpg
http://www.houston-spacecityusa.com/photos/big/City-Skyline.jpg
http://www.houstonmetropolis.com/images/downtown/scDT100.jpg
http://www.houstonmetropolis.com/images/DowntownHoustonPano.jpg
http://www.houstonmetropolis.com/images/downtown/DTpana.jpg
http://www.stockyard.com/photos/PH1833_a.jpg

Houston in 1949
http://www.hellohouston.com/images/Houston%20skyline%201949.jpg

Skyline: 9/10
City:4/10

Originally posted by Necker

Skyline: 9/10
City:4/10

I agree.

Very dull!. 5

There are obviously some nice buildings there, however the skyline looks quite bland and generic even.

As a few people have pointed out, the lack of any interesting geographical backdrops doesn't help.

Very small CBD for a city of 4mil.

One of the best skylines in the south. It's look pretty cool. 9/10 :)

6/10
There are some nice buildings but the skyline just doesn’t do it for me….it looks bland.

OMG, it's so flat! A village with skyscrapers!
4.5

OMG, it's so flat! A village with skyscrapers!
4.5
Would you like it to be on top of Mt. Everest. Look on a map and see where Houston is located. Its not far at all from the Gulf of Mexico. It's not gonna be hilly.

No, I'd rather have it not so sprawled ;)

No, I'd rather have it not so sprawled ;)
It is sprawly, but it has alot to offer for such a sprawly mess:)

have to see in person to truely understand...10

9/10

the pics dont do it justice ... and the massing of all of the buildings tend to camouflage just how damned big all of them are

Pretty sleek... not enough variety though... all look like they were built in the same year. I like it though.

7.5

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.

Wow. I was very impressed with the "New Downtown" in Houston and the Galleria area. Much better than Atlanta!

very nice 10/10 :cheers: :)

Heading east on Interstate 10 into downtown.
http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/photos/i10e/images/i10e_downtown_looking_w_22-may-2001_hres.jpg

Interstate 45 provides the best views while driving through downtown.
You going through a valley of buildings.
http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/photos/downtown/images/i45_downtown_view_A_21-july-2001_hres.jpg

The tallest building not in a downtown area. Located off of Interstate 610.
http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/photos/610w/images/610w_bellaire.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/fatcatattack/image/28932658.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/30852960.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/fletchaka/image/29833852.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/fatcatattack/image/28932657.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/25588455.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/terry2_mcmanus/image/24674444.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/chundr/image/30342439.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/baywoof/image/24405741.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/areid/image/20836622.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/33271341.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/lmw/image/21739648.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/31176086.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/lwh/image/31493188.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/7279372.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/31166025.jpg

I love it!

It doesnt look real from some angles (like 2nd pic) as there appear to be very few small-midsize buildings to give it context! Cool looking city.

Nice City, seems very liveable. Skyline looks good to. Any European City would wish it had a skyline like Housten. 8/10

oh mAn, too dull - and the surroundings of the city, smog, and congestion dont help. i especially hate that 1000ft box - a disgrace to the skyscraper

Very nice! 8.5

10
Love it. Clean, big and beautiful. The flat landscape give the skyline an even more soaring affect.

Those are the best photos I have ever seen of Houston

houston definitely has a massive, imposing skyline, and statistically the city as a whole (not the CBD) has the 3rd largest collection of highrise buildings in the US.

as others have mentioned, definitely some nice big towers there (johnson's gothic BofA and SOM's green-glass wells fargo tower) but it sits in the most unflattering setting (much like dallas). like LA, houston could use more infill midrise towers rather than just a forest of big towers amidst plazas, parking lots and lowrises. because the skyline explodes from a flat, sprawling terrain, it appears contrived... unlike traditional CBDs like NYC, chicago, and SF where the need for tall buildings stem from density issues. and some buildings are just too big for their own good, like heritage plaza... but overall, not bad.

8.5

Downtown Houston

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/YakuzaIce/My_Pics/7.jpg

http://texploration.org/houstonwarehouse%20058.jpg

http://texploration.org/houstonwarehouse%20064.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/YakuzaIce/My_Pics/6.jpg

Texas Medical Center

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/772/126636117QRZgRb_ph.jpg

http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/99/hr1345499-22.jpg

http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/59/hr1112659-15.jpg

awesome, stunning...spectacular... never thought Houston was so amazing... 10/10

^ I'm not particulary impressed by Houston's skyline, but all your pics are really amazing, especially Texasboy's. 7/10

I love how it has multiple skylines... reminds me of a smaller LA or NYC. Definitly would consider moving there someday, it's a really nice city.

9.0/10

texas boy's picture of Downtown with Minute Maid park in there is nice... looks like they are constructing some new buildings too... Houston is defintly up and coming and may evolve into one of the top cities in the US maybe

http://tinypic.com/psxs5

http://tinypic.com/psxtu

http://tinypic.com/psxz4

http://tinypic.com/psy05

http://tinypic.com/psy28

http://tinypic.com/psy81

http://tinypic.com/psydc

http://tinypic.com/psygm

http://tinypic.com/psylt

http://tinypic.com/psys1

http://tinypic.com/psz0p

http://tinypic.com/psz1z

10/10. My favorite skyline in the south. all those lots you see will be gone and be replaced with more highrises and parks so the skyline will get denser and bigger.

6.5/10

The number of buildings is somewhat impressive.
Density is fairly impressive.
Some of the buildings have interesting shapes but their facades are very dull and monotonous. Overall, the architecture is just too modern for me; I'd like to see some more classical style buildings sprinkled in there, but Houston is just too young for that.

9/10. Powerful varied and geometric skyline.

9/10 Great Skyline. Houston has a metropolitan area of 5 million as of 2003. Whoever said that its skyline was too small to have 4 million, you should look at Los Angeles. It has 4X as many people, with a smaller skyline.

Very impressive -- a real "seat of power" vibe. 9.

8.5/10

Its weird how almost all of the people say "10/10" "9/10" (etc) but the highest votes are 3 or less....

I don't think you should vote 3 or less, because its not Chicago, or London, or your home town for that matter...

yeah and all 52 of them people never replied in this thread either. just the same as the other threads. i wouldnt worry about that though.

10/10 love the facades on the buildings.

Too many of the big ones came at once. I am also impressed by the older deco structures. This adds to a layered effect..7.5 I say

Houston has improved its skyline but still the boxes of design just don't land it anywher. 8/10

9.5/10

That's a damn good skyline.

Plenty of height and density, and the Williams Tower is just superb.

8.5

I think our skyline has to be the one with most color...

No color really stands out, because there are alot of them, on each building. (except some of them)

Houston is an easy 10/10. I just wish they'd start putting up some more 800'+ buildings in Downtown!!

I'm normally not a big fan of night shots, mainly because I like to see the buildings and it's obviously tough to do at night, but this pic is awesome! The building with the Continental Airlines logo must be their headquarters. I knew that Gordo moved the HQ downtown a few years ago. I wish Delta Airlines would do the same in Downtown Atlanta.

The clouds are amazing looking and I love the way you can see the blue Continental reflection in the building on the right side of the photo.

http://www.pbase.com/john_huff/image/31176086.jpg

I can't believe how many goofs voted less than 3 for Houston. I gave it 9.5.

Houston is an easy 10/10.

The building with the Continental Airlines logo must be their headquarters.

The clouds are amazing looking and I love the way you can see the blue Continental reflection in the building on the right side of the photo.

Well thank you! It is Continental's Headquarters, its 53 stories, 732 ft. (223m). It was only a slip threw the crack that they have there logo there, because Downtown Houston has a sign (logo) ordinence... But rather then loose the headquarters to another city, City Hall let them keep it. Before moving there to Continental Center 1, they were in the American General Center.

I hate the way the huge skyscrapers dont gradualy fade out and just go from huge to little tiny houses..it makes everything look unnatural especialy considering the area is so boring and flat.

I have to give it a 9.5. Looks dense and very tall. Nice variety of architectural styles, not to mention some lovely glass towers. Better than Philly and L.A., IMHO. Keep on keepin' on, Houston!!!!!!!! :)

http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown19.jpg
http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown11.jpg
http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown1.jpg

The skyline as seen from the Loop 610 Houston Ship Channel bridge is unbeatable-it lines up the Texas Medical Center, Galleria, Greensway Plaza and Downtown skylines into one long Manhattan-esque skyline. I don't have a photo and can't find one-maybe a Houstonian can grab one and post it. Difficult to do at 75mph on a 12 lane bridge 135feet above the water, but a knock-out view.

http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/610nes/images/610_bridge_grade.jpg

The skyline as seen from the Loop 610 Houston Ship Channel bridge is unbeatable-it lines up the Texas Medical Center, Galleria, Greensway Plaza and Downtown skylines into one long Manhattan-esque skyline. I don't have a photo and can't find one-maybe a Houstonian can grab one and post it.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v286/fwskyline/houstonpan.jpg

Very nice. In my opinion this one is number 5 in North America, only surpassed by NY, Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver.

8.

i would have given a 7 for the downtown because it is not impressive and looks 80ish but the last picture that shows the other skylines makes it a 9.
please post some pictures of the other skylines.

and dont worry about the 3 or less, every city has them

Can't believe I haven't rated Houston yet. :?

Well then, I must say how I love its many skylines and the buildings that make them up, but I think a little more density couldn't hurt either. Then again, Houston is the breeding ground for great skyscrapers in Texas. I give it a 9/10.

Go HOUSTON!!! :banana:

http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown19.jpg
http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown11.jpg
http://www.houston.org/HoustonPhotoTour/images/downtown1.jpg

Houston, we got a skyline here.

It gets 9/10 from me!

My City. Beautiful. Stunning. 10. Period. Top 5 World Skyline.

9, how did so many people vote three or less?

here's a few i took a week ago...

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/41803060.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/42302714.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/41803065.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/41803068.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/42480617.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/42480615.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/42480612.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/42480618.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/41803061.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/41803064.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/42302728.jpg

9 for Houston

Modern, but an awesome skyline, tied with Dallas for best Texas skyline! 9/10. :)

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v286/fwskyline/houstonpan.jpg

That's it! Unfortunately this is not an easy view to catch. Looks really cool at sunset.

the population is not so big (about 4 million),
but this city is one of a world-class skyscraper city.

9.5/10
I don't understand by what you mean "world class" what class are you talking about, and where do you se it.

one of my favorite skylines 9.5/10

My second city in USA
I love Houston skyline
I give 9/10

houston is amazing .. 9 ;)

Houston is doing it big. i mean, city itself is wide(540mi). the building are nice.
9.5

7/10

I've always been impressed by Houston's skyline. 8.5/10

Overall it is rather playful -- different shapes and colours, kind of like a sculpture park.

But the individual buildings themselves -- they are 80s relics.

I don't understand by what you mean "world class" what class are you talking about, and where do you se it.

in the pictures is where i saw it... :wtf:



9/10

10/10 One of my top ten skylines in the world. The place is huge and tall buildings are all over the damn place. And just cause a building looks like a block doesnt mean it is I forget the name of the tallest one but its not a Box! it has 5 sides get over it! I dont know why people are so negative....

8/10

One of the most clinical skylines in the US, Houston is one of those cities that has a great skyline, but it just doesnt do it for me.

Fantastic density and height, but lacking in feeling and history.

8/10 - any less would be criminal whether I actually like it or not - because there is no denying you guys have a serious skyline there.

^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 a great skyline 9/10

9.5/10
I love Houston's slyline, it's my favorite skyline in the south.

One of the most clinical skylines in the US, Houston is one of those cities that has a great skyline, but it just doesnt do it for me.

Fantastic density and height, but lacking in feeling and history.

8/10 - any less would be criminal whether I actually like it or not - because there is no denying you guys have a serious skyline there.
My thoughts exactly. Houston has a great skyline, but it just doesn't "click" (for lack of a better word) with me.

8/10 is what I give it for the same reasons.

looks good. :)

Beautiful skyline. 9/10

I like; it's an example of the archetypal (american) city. It actually has quite few scrapers for a city of 4 million, but they are all placed in one spot, clearly marking a city center. Besides, they appear to have been made quite recently, so the city isn't dominated by the worst cases of international style. 9/10.

Impressive, just not my taste. 6.

8/10

some Houston pictures from my collection...

downtown...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/2d2882d7.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/2afb1cd4.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/a224b3da.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/224688849oByyvY_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/224688755sxOiZz_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/219118539fdtWLh_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/230708049efqMHt_ph.jpg

and uptown.....

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/230707963EYnVHN_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/361281260udGcVV_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/361281276fSkhhy_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/363494943jtEwMu_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/363494972paXdIw_ph.jpg

enjoy

10, Houston has an amazing skyline. Good Pictures :) .

pictures from my houston collection,

downtown
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/Picture077.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/219118554LzbmDu_ph.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/224233939qalhbp_ph.jpg



uptown


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/361281204LVbNOY_ph.jpg

westchase (not all of it)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/361281239uJaFkl_ph.jpg

Pretty skyline.. 9/10

7/10 needs more HUGE buildings

nice cluster but needs more taller buildings.6.5/10

^Houston has three buildings over 900ft., the tallest being 1,002 ft.
Not too many cities worldwide can claim that.

8.5/10

Houston's got a nice skyline with some really modern buildings. But the city's tallest isn't that impressive though. Honestly it's one of the worst scrapers ever designed by I.M. Pei!

9/10 for H-Town :D

An amazing skyline!.......and will keep getting better :) 8/10

7.5/10.

7.5/10:)

7/10 the skyline looks quite dense and tall, but i dont like how scrapers just suddenly rise up from the ground without the gradual increase of height to blend in. Makes the skyline looks like a "wall" from certain angle.

The first picture looks really dense but the second one doesn't look so. I still like it though

7.5/10

a few from my trip

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58470759.jpg

look below the bird...

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58471174.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58471182.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58473035.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58473115.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58473113.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/58473123/original.jpg

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7.5/10

very cool skyline.

10/10

9/10- i like it's height and the way the skyscrapers are set up. it reminds me alot of bogota except that houston's skyline is smaller and less dense.

anyone got any pictures of our refinery skyline?

Houston is underrated...10/10 for me. Best in the South and third behind NYC and Chicago in US.

I gave the skyline an 8, it looks like a very well planned city with some very beautiful scrapers, however it is a tad bit boxy.

9/10 Tall, modern and powerful-looking. Perfect example of 'skyline' definition.

Its ok. 7/10. Nothing stands out and lacks nice historicals.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/skyline1.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/Urban%20Scenes/brightclose.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/zoomedandenhanced.jpg

and an Uptown pano.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/UptownPanorama_edited-1.jpg

Downtown is not bad at all when you consider that it is all corporate with maybe one small residential highrise. (Houston House)

To be honest, I was expecting something better than this. But still, quite impressive. 7/10.

The skyline of Houston is impressive mainley because of the building hieghts.The downtown though is not that large of an area and just 5 miles out from the downtown is very open and full of open feilds..................................... It is a large city but its not dence as all.There is almost no public transpertation. Ive seen better public transpertation in cities 1/4 its size.Though the expressway system is fairly good and seems to flow well.The metro area has a population of 4 million but does not feel like it ........................... Five miles out of downtown and you feel your in the country rather than a city.The air quality is very bad because of all the factories even though its not dence.I wont blame you for hating me if your from houston lol but sorry i have to be honest...........................................................................................................................................On a good point housing in houston is very cheap compared with many american cities and crime isnt as bad as cities such as Miami atlanta and detriot.After all said I still give houstons downtown a 10 because the skyline is amoung my top 15 favorite in the united states because of the talls.

if you see the skyline in person you will be impressed those buildings are taller than they seem in those photos !!!!!!!!!!!!1

6,5/10

9 ;)

9.5/10

Like it, bigger than i expected. 7.5/10

Great skyline :okay: 9.5/10

damn good skyline... decent buildings.. over all a 9/10

i give it a 9. the buildings are just amazing when you are actually there

I really wonders what would YaoMing think of houston.

8.5/10

ehhh... i give it a 7... the skyline is not as dense and it really is very boxy... but good skyline overall

9/10

9/10

Typical American city, 5 talls in the middle and then nothing. But due to its downtown's height, I'll give it an 7/10

Great skyline! and its lack of hills is cool for me since i'm so used to look at mountains everywhere i go hehe. (i live in Santigo de Chile).
Houston also reminds me of Santiago because of having many skyscrapers areas (downtown, uptown...), in Santiago there're many different areas with office high-rises too.

Sure, five talls and then nothing. :ohno:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9201/thegreathoustonpanobb1.jpg
An interesting fact is that in a 5 mile radius of downtown Houston live over 400,000 people. In a 10 mile radius live over 1.25 million. It is much more dense than many people seem to believe.

Pretty nice, 8.5/10

10/10 call it howntown bias but even if I weren't from here i'd still rate it this high!

8/10...if only all of those scrapers were in downtown...

8/10

It's rather unpersonel (but maybe that's just the '80's). Cool height and density. 8/10

9/10

8/10

it haven't add some new nice skycrapers for a decade.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Tigerdude07/Picture769.jpg

8/10!!!
One of the best skylines in America! (only after New York and Chicago).

....oooohhhhh I dunno. I'm always so mixed about this skyline. Something soo.... blockish about it. The facades are very.. not interesting. There is hardly any variation on the buildings themselves. It just turns me off and seems... almost a little suburban to me. Perhaps its the slightly uninspired feel I get from the individual designs of the buildings.
Still, height and density is good, but I just don't feel like this is a top american skyline.

And I also must say there needs to be a lot more mid-rise action around the main cluster. The drop off is rather strange in spots.

I love Houston!

8.5/10.

I love Houston!

8.5/10.

same... pretty tall and dense

8/10

Very dense - 8.5/10

It's pretty tall and blocky, and hasn't changed in years. Reminds me of La Defence in Paris. 5/10 average

8/10 ;)

8/10

Houston has a wonderful skyline.. I was in the city last year and I got impressive

looks small from areal pic but the tall glass building, compensate that, and overall it projects a moderm cosmopolitan city...
i gave it 8/10.

9/10, love it

very unique and above average. very dense. it has an amazing skyline. 9.5/10
photo from flickr:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/372691476_940afb062d_b.jpg

very unique and above average. very dense. it has an amazing skyline. 9.5/10
photo from flickr:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/372691476_940afb062d_b.jpg







Houston doesnt look nearly as dense if your looking at it from above though:



http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1825/untitled1yk9.jpg


It has massive amounts of surface level parking.

But if your looking at it from the first angle it looks great.

8/10

^^ I know. i've flown over it in a plane and I was a little dissapointed with all of the parking lots. at least it looks dense from some angles though

8.5, looks great! Except many old building

Nice 7.5/10

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8707/houpanlgnm1.jpg

:)

8.5/10

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8707/houpanlgnm1.jpg

:)

Awesome pic! :okay:

8/10 modern and large skyline

8/10

8/10 :)

8.5/10

9.5/10.
I really like Houston's skyline.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/262222396_4a270dade4_b.jpg
From Flickr, by scalpelorsword

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From Flickr, by scalpelorsword

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From Flickr, by railroad67

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From Flickr, by mrp1001

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From Flickr, by cybertoad

7.5/10

8.5/10

One day they should fill all those lots up with towers. Why so many, so close together?

7.5

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1088/533523934_8c95e1d4d2_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/372691476_940afb062d_b.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/163003170_cb8354ccb8_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/123073137_d67525ed14_o.jpg

and this one
http://flickr.com/photos/clickr_clickr/317198927/
photos from flickr

10/10

9/10

im so glad im from and live in houston. i will never love another city as much as houston. infinite/10

definitely the 3rd best US skyline!!! 9.5/10

if houston wasn't so humid, I would already live there ...9

great skyline

I like it.....9/10

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

9/10 with Nice Skylines !

8/10

8/10 nice density.

Houston's skyline is soo under rated..it's awesome!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1232/1183031359_ded8672477_o.jpg
flickr P3t3rT

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flickr Michael (mx5tx)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/210930247_234245e034_o.jpg
flickr OneEighteen

Beautiful Skyline 9.5/10

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

I really hate when people ask questions that they already know the awnsers to in order to invoke a response from others. I will humor you though. The reason for so many surface lots in downtown Houston is because during the 80's those same lots were to be skyscrapers. However, with the oil bust in full effect those buildings were scrapped as the Houston economy was left reeling. Another reason is that Houston is an auto dependent city so people drive into downtown to work and, naturally, they need a place to park. It wasn't always like this though. Houston was once a very dense city with street cars and even trains to the island. In it's attempt to become "the city of the future" they eliminated all rail and concentrated on developing a city suited for automobiles. Time has taught us that was a mistake and attempts are being made to correct that. Hopefully we dont elect another mayor like Bob Lanier who was very anti rail and made such comments as "you can simply get where you want faster and easier in a car." Now you know some of the reasons for the surface lots in downtown and there is no need for this question to be asked again.

Now to the matter at hand. I give Houston an 8.5/10. It needs more density and one ICONIC building. One that can be seen on t.v. and the average person who dosent know one thing about skyscrapers can see and go "that's Houston." The density will be awnsered over the next 2 and a half years with all of the new buildings going up. Then my awnser will be 9/10. But for now an 8.5/10 will have to do.

Bob Lanier was a moron.

here are some more from flickr

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(that would make a great banner!)

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An absolutely gorgeous skyline!

9/10

damn its definitely rank up there with the best, 9/10.

9/10

9/10
a classic.

Houston we have a problem!...9/10

9/10

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9978/houuuci1.jpg

Why leave empty spaces for parking lots?, and not build multi-level buildings with parking to to fill in all that space. It would make sense since so many people drive in Houston. I think that the Anti-City-Anti-Urban mentality by politicians, and suburbanites, and generally any city west of the MS river(except for SF) is a major blow to Houston, Dallas,Denver,Phoenix, and LA. Houston needs to start being Urban again as it was Pre-WWII, but by sprawling like in this photo, I highly doubt it. Also, If Houston is much larger and more populated than Dallas; then why does Dallas have a much more extensive train system? Sorry this is TOO spread out for me.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/163003170_cb8354ccb8_b.jpg

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

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2176202670_1df0f1ba36_b.jpg

from flickr

[B][SIZE="2"]Why leave empty spaces for parking lots?, and not build multi-level buildings with parking to to fill in all that space. It would make sense since so many people drive in Houston. I think that the Anti-City-Anti-Urban mentality by politicians, and suburbanites, and generally any city west of the MS river(except for SF) is a major blow to Houston, Dallas,Denver,Phoenix, and LA. Houston needs to start being Urban again as it was Pre-WWII, but by sprawling like in this photo, I highly doubt it. Also, If Houston is much larger and more populated than Dallas; then why does Dallas have a much more extensive train system?

Well actually, Dallas' metro area is about 400K larger than Houston. Second, though Dallas rail system is larger than Houston's (45-miles compared to 7.5 miles), Houston's carries 67% of Dallas' entire system (62,000 compared to 45,000). Even with Dallas' new expansion, Houston will surpass Dallas with its next expansion (both by 2012). Dallas will be at about 80 miles, and Houston at 40 miles.

Houston residents want rail. There will be a subway for the Uptown/Pink Line, too. There are four commuter rail lines that METRO (Houston) wants to get completed before 2015, too. I actually think two of the lines will be done by the time the light rail is finished by 2012.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/PortofHouston.jpg

8/10
could use a more unique scraper or two ;)

Another:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2229025559_5c94cf624c.jpg?v=0

One day they should fill all those lots up with towers. Why so many, so close together?

1960s urban renewal plus 1980s boom and then the sudden bust (savings and loan scandal) plus no zoning laws.

there's a similar thing in Dallas because of the 1980s bust; look up all the cancelled early 80s towers in both cities.

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I've got a cousin in Houston :D
I love it's skyline,but in most pictures it seems not really good..but it is. :D

8/10 I just can't find any differencies this one with other city in US

Above average for sure.

6.5

I really like downtown Houston and vicinity, it is truly amazing how many buildings this city has. Now if they could stick a landmark building here and there it would be indescribable. 8.5/10