Skylines of Australia & NZ (Part III)

[Melb_SuperTall]

Its just the angle of the shot that makes it seem smaller. I can see so much redevelopment/new development potential in the SW CBD. It would be good if the ugly complex.. I think that's the wtc could be demolished and turned back into parkland as I think it would be great for the part of the city.

Excellent shots btw!

[PD]

I think it may be also due to thefact that tje lighting on the bigger building hide all the smaller one's and so melbs true density is not shown.

[t3mpz]

Because it's not showing southbank?

[Fabian]

Southbank is there. I think the fact its taken from a fair way above street level which makes it look smaller.

[Dockside]

Originally Posted by Fabian

Southbank is there. I think the fact its taken from a fair way above street level which makes it look smaller.

About 1/4 of Southbank is visible, not near the lot of it..

[Dimethyltryptamine]

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The Story Bridge by Jacob Schneider, on Flickr
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Panoramic Brisbane by denniseagles, on Flickr

[Dimethyltryptamine]

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On a clear day.... by john cowper, on Flickr
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DSCN2707 by stormdog, on Flickr

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Little Boxes by mylittlepixels, on Flickr
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Melbourne by nikon_rules, on Flickr
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Brighton bathing boxes and Melbourne skyline by jozioau, on Flickr

[DZH22]

Some really nice skylines there in Australia. They remind me of Canadian skylines, only the warm-weather versions. Both countries punch above their weight in terms of skylines to population. (for instance, my city, Boston, would be the biggest in Australia but has had skyline stagnation for years)

At *this point*, the least interesting (major) skyline on these pages has to be Sydney. It has gone the longest without a game-changing tower, and seems to almost shrink every year as the rest of the cities grow so dramatically (kind of like my city!!!). It must make some of you Sydney'ers (terminology?) completely nuts to know that Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Perth all have towers that not only surpass yours (in height), but also surpass your arbitrarily low height limit!

[Mornnb]

Originally Posted by DZH22

At *this point*, the least interesting (major) skyline on these pages has to be Sydney. It has gone the longest without a game-changing tower, and seems to almost shrink every year as the rest of the cities grow so dramatically (kind of like my city!!!). It must make some of you Sydney'ers (terminology?) completely nuts to know that Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Perth all have towers that not only surpass yours (in height), but also surpass your arbitrarily low height limit!

Yes it does drive us nuts, the government is awful. But Sydney still has the most interesting, biggest and dense skyline in the country. And plenty of skyscrapers are on the way, Barangaroo and 115 Bathurst Street which will be the cities tallest. We're doing okay in spite of having the most restrictive and development hostile government in the country. The only serious competition is Melbourne, which is still isn't close in density and number of skyscrapers but if something is not done to fix the government Sydney will fall behind.


The CBD together with the suburban skylines:

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Sydney Aerial Coastline by pablo808, on Flickr



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Sydney skyline from above by meironke, on Flickr

[Samuel77]

Originally Posted by DZH22

Some really nice skylines there in Australia. They remind me of Canadian skylines, only the warm-weather versions. Both countries punch above their weight in terms of skylines to population. (for instance, my city, Boston, would be the biggest in Australia but has had skyline stagnation for years)

At *this point*, the least interesting (major) skyline on these pages has to be Sydney. It has gone the longest without a game-changing tower, and seems to almost shrink every year as the rest of the cities grow so dramatically (kind of like my city!!!). It must make some of you Sydney'ers (terminology?) completely nuts to know that Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Perth all have towers that not only surpass yours (in height), but also surpass your arbitrarily low height limit!

Pretty accurate summary. However even though Mornnb says Sydney has the densest and largest cbd in Oz (it is true), I think Melbourne is only marginally smaller but is the best in the country.

And I believe the terminology is Sydneysiders. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[Fabian]

Originally Posted by Mornnb

Yes it does drive us nuts, the government is awful. But Sydney still has the most interesting, biggest and dense skyline in the country. And plenty of skyscrapers are on the way, Barangaroo and 115 Bathurst Street which will be the cities tallest. We're doing okay in spite of having the most restrictive and development hostile government in the country. The only serious competition is Melbourne, which is still isn't close in density and number of skyscrapers but if something is not done to fix the government Sydney will fall behind.


The CBD together with the suburban skylines:

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Sydney Aerial Coastline by pablo808, on Flickr

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Sydney skyline from above by meironke, on Flickr

The towers at Barangaroo will be game changing for sure.

[mobus]

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Brighton bathing boxes and Melbourne skyline by jozioau, on Flickr

Melbourne looks like it has dozens more skyscrapers and high-rises than Sydney, yet it doesn't. So weird.

[zulu69]

Originally Posted by mobus

Melbourne looks like it has dozens more skyscrapers and high-rises than Sydney, yet it doesn't. So weird.

Really?

[Mornnb]

Sydney has more but they're packed closer together.


http://stereophotographer.blogspot.c...1_archive.html

Good view aerial view of King Street in Newtown here too:



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IMG_1274 by Vijay Anand ., on Flickr

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Sydney Skyline by craigd13, on Flickr

[fox1]

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/noelsmyth/6819313785/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/froilan...te/6810185375/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/bencue/6741118177/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/65700916@N04/6610126863/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/markusgebauer/6417748685/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/pekoism/816156650/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredbazley/2811284198/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/caut/3454450454/

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[Fabian]

For the record (March, 2012) Sydney has 937 highrise buildings compared to 580 in Melbourne.

Fox1 - Those skyline shots of Brisbane have already been posted.

[Dimethyltryptamine]

Fabian = Goran 2.0 lol?

It's been a while since they were posted, and admittedly they are nice shots

[asdfg]

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Brisbane - From Dusk Till Dawn by chriskara, on Flickr

I think this is from the same guy as a pic Dime posted last week.