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Old 10-15-2008, 06:03 PM
 
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According to these "Skyline Rankings" on Emporis.com, Chicago has the third best skyline in the world behind New York and Hong Kong.

Construction Comparison of the World's Most Booming Cities | Emporis.com


The next U.S. city on the list is Miami, which doesn't come in till number 26! Singapore and Seoul are right on our heels, so we had better get that Spire constructed to get our point total boosted.

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Old 10-15-2008, 06:17 PM
 
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Now, if you extract the U.S. rankings from this list, and interesting picture emerges:

2. New York City
3. Chicago
26. Miami
29. Houston
31. Honolulu
36. Los Angeles
41. Atlanta
42. Dallas
44. Philadelphia
45. San Francisco
52. Seattle
56. Boston
64. Las Vegas
68. Minneapolis
73. Denver
77. Pittsburgh
78. Detroit
99. Miami Beach
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Old 10-15-2008, 06:35 PM
 
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I never run out of material to photograph our architecture. The skyline gives way to many worthwhile vantage points to shoot from. Thank you Chicago!
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Old 10-15-2008, 06:58 PM
 
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Anyone else catch the size of Chongqing, China in terms of square miles?

Holy crap! It's the size of South Carolina!
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Old 10-15-2008, 07:26 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Kind of ridiculous that St. Louis isn't on there at all.
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Old 10-15-2008, 07:55 PM
 
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I don't know... I mean I like Manhattan, but to be honest Manhattan is the epitome of "quantity does not mean quality". A lot of skyscrapers? Absolutely. But an overwhelming majority of those buildings are very unattractive. Take it form someone who lived there.
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Old 10-15-2008, 07:55 PM
 
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Kind of ridiculous that St. Louis isn't on there at all.
The formula used by emporis is designed to weigh the visual impact of a given skyline, and it assigns points based on the heights and numbers of highrises in each city. They have the most accurate databases in the industry, and even track the status of buildings under construction. If St. Louis isn't on there, it's because it doesn't have the buildings in shear numbers or in height.

Other notable American cities not in the top 100:

Charlotte
Phoenix
Orlando
Washington, DC
Baltimore
Cleveland
Milwaukee
San Jose
Portland
St. Paul
Cincinatti
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
Indianapolis
Kansas City

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Old 10-15-2008, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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The formula used by emporis is designed to weigh the visual impact of a given skyline, and it assigns points based on the heights and numbers of highrises in each city. They have the most accurate databases in the industry, and even track the status of buildings under construction. If St. Louis isn't on there, it's because it doesn't have enough high-rises in shear numbers or in individual height.
Says it's based on number of floors. While it's only one building (the city's tallest), that means the Arch would be considered, what, a two-story building?
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Old 10-15-2008, 08:16 PM
 
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With only 146 buildings 12 stories tall or more, St. Louis wouldn't be on the list with the Arch included.
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Old 10-15-2008, 09:17 PM
 
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St. Louis doesn't have that great of a downtown. It doesn't even have the tallest building in Missouri there, that's in Kansas City. I really like downtown Chicago though, it's really nice, and not as dirty as New York.
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