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***Taller, Better*** · November 15th, 2012, 08:07 PM

Yes. Some guy has made three in the space of about a week; determined to downvote Toronto.
I'm waiting to see how high he goes! hehe....

Oaronuviss · November 15th, 2012, 08:27 PM

Those recent pictures are spectacular.

in'sauga · November 15th, 2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Yes. Some guy has made three in the space of about a week; determined to downvote Toronto.
I'm waiting to see how high he goes! hehe....

wow, some loser has waaaay too much time on his or her hands

oceanmdx · November 15th, 2012, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Yes. Some guy has made three in the space of about a week; determined to downvote Toronto.
I'm waiting to see how high he goes! hehe....

What city are they from (IP address)? They are probably pissed off that they can't vote more than once, so they have to go to the trouble of registering again and again. LMAO

isaidso · November 15th, 2012, 11:19 PM

Whatever city they're we shouldn't extrapolate that to mean they're representative of people from that place. There are rotten apples in every basket.

***Elkhanan1*** · November 16th, 2012, 06:46 AM

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabbit7...n/photostream/

***Taller, Better*** · November 16th, 2012, 07:38 AM

Makes you realize how much the skyline is filling out..

isaidso · November 16th, 2012, 12:43 PM

Great find Elk! ICE I & II will fill in that 'empty' bit before spring hits. Those Foster twins would look awfully nice in there as well. They'd likely look taller than the top of the FCP antenna since they're proposed for Front Street which is much closer to the lake.

Avalanix · November 16th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

This is for the person who has been making new profiles this past week to vote "less than 3" for Toronto's skyline!

hehe.... Please scroll to the right
to view:

I love this one !

DromeoStalker · November 16th, 2012, 04:55 PM

9.5 love it

***Taller, Better*** · November 16th, 2012, 08:27 PM

Another great photo by our talented team!

>>>SCROLL TO THE RIGHT

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucci

We mourn.

--

tomms and neltron

image hosted on flickr

meta photogs by ronnie.yip, on Flickr

Nouvellecosse · November 16th, 2012, 08:46 PM

Love that Cityplace building with the criss-cross style.

timo9 · November 16th, 2012, 10:28 PM

5/10

isaidso · November 17th, 2012, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

Love that Cityplace building with the criss-cross style.

That's the best building in City Place, imo. Ironically, its the only one that's 'subsidized' housing.

isaidso · November 17th, 2012, 01:24 AM

Fabulous photo by lucci, btw. I couple years back I gave Toronto a 8.5/10 but today its a 8.7/10. By 2015, it'll be a 9/10.

Spurdo · November 17th, 2012, 10:28 AM

image hosted on flickr

Toronto skyline by Songquan Deng, on Flickr

SparksTO · November 17th, 2012, 10:36 AM

These photos are very impressive, Toronto is looking beautiful. Thank you very much for share guys.

***Elkhanan1*** · November 20th, 2012, 06:12 AM

Ϊce is making a strong impact on the skyline now. However, in about 5 years, the 2 Ϊce towers, 10 York and Harbour Plaza Residences likely will ruin the
near-perfect, "mountain" symmetry of the main skyline cluster from the lake. Oxford Place and the Gehry towers, if built, will be the final nails in the coffin.

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/416pict...n/photostream/

image hosted on flickr

isaidso · November 20th, 2012, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elkhanan1

Ϊce is making a strong impact on the skyline now. However, in about 5 years, the 2 Ϊce towers, 10 York and Harbour Plaza Residences likely will ruin the
near-perfect, "mountain" symmetry of the main skyline cluster from the lake. Oxford Place and the Gehry towers, if built, will be the final nails in the coffin.

Near perfect symmetry? It only looks balanced from very specific angles (like the one above). From most angles the skyline has terrible symmetry and looks awkward.

Skylines change, grow, build new peaks, etc. The idea that the FCP-Scotia Plaza peak must remain the tallest forever is just bizarre. Same goes for the CN Tower. Toronto, like every other growing city on the planet, will build new peaks and our core will fill out over time.

45 Bay would do wonders for the balance of the skyline if it were 350-450m tall. 37 years after the fact, we're still waiting for that building to counter balance the CN Tower. Toronto is still growing up to meet it.

***Elkhanan1*** · November 20th, 2012, 07:13 AM

It would seem as though you haven't had a close look at the images in this thread, or a studied look at Toronto in real space. The skyline is beautifully balanced in all directions; north, south, east and west. And that's no accident. It's a matter of proper planning, sensible land-use and good economics, all of which can maintain the skyline in its general form through decades of growth to come, with plenty of supertalls to boot. Feel better?

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10	874	35.62%
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9	396	16.14%
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8	177	7.21%
7.5	81	3.30%
7	61	2.49%
6.5	21	0.86%
6	28	1.14%
5.5	14	0.57%
5	25	1.02%
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4	27	1.10%
3.5	54	2.20%
less than 3	177	7.21%
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November 15th, 2012, 08:07 PM	#3501
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,819 Likes (Received): 302	Yes. Some guy has made three in the space of about a week; determined to downvote Toronto. I'm waiting to see how high he goes! hehe.... __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

November 15th, 2012, 08:27 PM	#3502
Oaronuviss The Mighty. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Windsor Canada (the biggest one) Posts: 2,618 Likes (Received): 217	Those recent pictures are spectacular. __________________ I'm timeless like a broken watch, and make money like Fred Astaire...

November 15th, 2012, 11:19 PM	#3505
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,620 Likes (Received): 333	Whatever city they're we shouldn't extrapolate that to mean they're representative of people from that place. There are rotten apples in every basket. __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

November 16th, 2012, 06:46 AM	#3506
*Elkhanan1* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto/São Paulo Posts: 4,365 Likes (Received): 5	image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabbit7...n/photostream/ __________________ "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." — Mae West

November 16th, 2012, 07:38 AM	#3507
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,819 Likes (Received): 302	Makes you realize how much the skyline is filling out.. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

November 16th, 2012, 12:43 PM	#3508
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,620 Likes (Received): 333	Great find Elk! ICE I & II will fill in that 'empty' bit before spring hits. Those Foster twins would look awfully nice in there as well. They'd likely look taller than the top of the FCP antenna since they're proposed for Front Street which is much closer to the lake. __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

November 16th, 2012, 04:55 PM	#3510
DromeoStalker Dromaeosaurus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chalice River, AN, Cantera Posts: 937 Likes (Received): 106	9.5 love it __________________ - Что красивого в стеклянных столбах? - Ну а что в них некрасивого??

November 16th, 2012, 08:46 PM	#3512
Nouvellecosse ~ Mysterious Entity ~ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Halifax, N.S. Posts: 3,587 Likes (Received): 24	Love that Cityplace building with the criss-cross style.

November 16th, 2012, 10:28 PM	#3513
timo9 think 想大 big! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9,977 Likes (Received): 271	5/10 __________________ MADE IN MOROCCO

November 17th, 2012, 01:24 AM	#3515
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,620 Likes (Received): 333	Fabulous photo by lucci, btw. I couple years back I gave Toronto a 8.5/10 but today its a 8.7/10. By 2015, it'll be a 9/10. __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

November 17th, 2012, 10:28 AM	#3516
Spurdo Fugging Awesome :D Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,344 Likes (Received): 226	image hosted on flickr Toronto skyline by Songquan Deng, on Flickr __________________ THE NIDROGENS IN OUR DNA, THE GALSIUM IN OUR TEETH'S, THE IRONS IN OUR BLOOD, THE GARBON IN OUR ABBLE BIE'S WERE MADE IN THE INDERIORS OF GOLLABSING STARS :DDDD WE ARE MADED OF STAR SDUFFS :DDDD -Garl Tsagan AT THE BEGINNINGS, THE UNIVERSE WAS AS SMALL AS MY TESTIGLE:DDDD, BUT IT WEIGHED AS MUCH AS YOUR MOTHER :DDDD -galgulated by Garl Tsagan

November 17th, 2012, 10:36 AM	#3517
SparksTO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 47 Likes (Received): 0	These photos are very impressive, Toronto is looking beautiful. Thank you very much for share guys.

November 20th, 2012, 06:12 AM	#3518
*Elkhanan1* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto/São Paulo Posts: 4,365 Likes (Received): 5	Ϊce is making a strong impact on the skyline now. However, in about 5 years, the 2 Ϊce towers, 10 York and Harbour Plaza Residences likely will ruin the near-perfect, "mountain" symmetry of the main skyline cluster from the lake. Oxford Place and the Gehry towers, if built, will be the final nails in the coffin. image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/416pict...n/photostream/ image hosted on flickr __________________ "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." — Mae West

November 20th, 2012, 07:13 AM	#3520
*Elkhanan1* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto/São Paulo Posts: 4,365 Likes (Received): 5	It would seem as though you haven't had a close look at the images in this thread, or a studied look at Toronto in real space. The skyline is beautifully balanced in all directions; north, south, east and west. And that's no accident. It's a matter of proper planning, sensible land-use and good economics, all of which can maintain the skyline in its general form through decades of growth to come, with plenty of supertalls to boot. Feel better? __________________ "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." — Mae West Last edited by Elkhanan1; November 20th, 2012 at 07:19 AM.

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