Thought it would be interesting to tally up Vancouver's infamous architectural diversity, and see which buildings were most ahead of their time. It's always funny (and sad) to see buildings from 20+ years ago looking better than some of the ones under construction today. Listed chronologically starting from roughly one generation ago.
Please use a similar formatting, and picture size, to not overload the thread! Photos only, no renders.
Project Names (same order)
1987: Eugenia Place
1989: The Presidio
1993: 888 Beach Ave
1995: The Palisades
1997: 1331 West Georgia
1998: 1723 Alberni St
1999: The Westin Grand
2000: 1717 Bayshore Drive
2001: Wall Centre
2003: Carina/Callisto
2004: Shaw Tower
2007: Cielo
2008: Flatiron
2008: Shangri-La
2009: Woodwards
2009: 181 Athletes Way
2010: The Erickson
2010: Jameson House
2011: West Pender Place
2012: 3 Harbour Green
2012: The Georgia
2013: The Mark
2015: Trump Tower
2015: MNP Tower
Stray observations:
-Lots of sharp knife-edges' and pointy prows
-9 of the towers have a lean or twist to its facades
-almost none of the towers have a rectangular floorplate; the massing is always optimized to respond to context, views, neighbouring buildings, view cones, etc.
2010s- Jetta Tower (proposed)
2000s- Omni Hotel
1990s- Sundance West Apartments
1980s- D.R. Horton Tower
1970s- Bank One Tower
1960s- Bank of America Tower
1950s-Oil & Gas building (only one built)
1940s- No skyscrapers built
1930s- Sinclair Building
1920s- Blackstone Hotel
1910s- Burk Burnett
Dallas
2010s- Museum Tower
2000s- Azure
1990s- Federal Reserve
1980s- Fountain Place
1970s- Hyatt Regency
1960s- Elm Place
1950s- Republic Tower I
1940s- The Mercantile (Only option)
1930s- 1907 Elm
1920s- Magnolia
1910s- Kirby
Dallas in the 80's is tough and FW in the 20's has some greats.
Here are what I would consider some of the most significant buildings (of the high-rise variety) in Chicago per decade
Pre-Fire 1837-1871
Old Water Tower 1869
greatchicagofire.org
Old St. Patrick's Church 1856
illinoisinfocus.com
St. Michael's Church 1869
1870s
Second Presbyterian Church 1874
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/6888885354
Holy Name Cathedral 1874
elizabethannedesigns.com
Washington Block 1874
photos.capturemychicago.com
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church 1877 (lower church)
spuscizna.org
First Leiter Building 1879 (demolished 1972)
Predecessor to the modern skyscraper. One of the earliest uses of a skeletal frame with interior cast-iron columns.
lcweb2.loc.gov
1880s
Rise of the Chicago School, the Skyscraper...
Jewelers Building 1882
wikimedia.org
Montauk Building 1882 (demolished 1902)
One of the first uses of an interior iron and steel frame in a tall building. And the first building on record to be described by the word skyscraper.
skyscraperdictionary.com chicagology.com
Fine Arts Building 1885
cdn.loc.gov
Home Insurance Building 1885 (demolished 1931)
First load-bearing, steel-framed building. Generally regarded as the world's first modern skyscraper.
wikimedia.org
Tacoma Building 1889 (demolished 1929)
One of the earliest examples of a true curtain wall.
skyscraperdictionary.com
The Rookery 1888
oberlin.edu
The Auditorium Building 1889
wikimedia.org
1890s
Second Leiter Building 1891
https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanoasis/2308035396
Manhattan Building 1891
First building in which wind bracing was a principal aspect of the design.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanoasis/2308035396
We have built a fair number of skyscrapers in Calgary over the years, but most of the time they come in bunches. 2010-1012 saw some good sized towers go up.
Tom, it's not too hard if it's within the last couple decades, or post-pomo. I was sort of intending the thread to revolve around relatively recent buildings, as opposed to a history lesson, to see where each city's architectural trajectory is heading. Some of those buildings aren't even highrises!
Also, please be selective and size photos appropriately, since it's a photo-heavy thread.
A shining example posted by a Montrealer in the Canada thread. Summarizes a city's aesthetic without scrolling so long that you forget which city it is lol
It's always funny (and sad) to see buildings from 20+ years ago looking better than some of the ones under construction today. Listed chronologically starting from roughly one generation ago.
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