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Old Posted Jan 27, 2012, 4:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Upward View Post
Right, which is why I said the pattern holds locally.

Also, while the peak including Hancock has the shape from all directions of viewing, the one surrounding Sears does not (such as from the south).

The right way to analyze the distribution of height in a skyline is not by looking at views from any direction perpendicular to the buildings, because that will always involve perspective, but with something like a topo map showing the heights of buildings.
But that doesn't invalidate what they are saying. Chicago is a huge city and therefore has essentially multiple skylines centered around its multiple centers of business.

If you look at Chicago or just know the heights of the buildings, the result is the same. The tallest buildings are all clustered together and gradually descend in height until you get to the neighborhoods. This applies to Sears cluster just as much as Hancock or Aon. Though Sears gets screwed a bit because of artificial barriers to the conical form like the River or Rail Yards that cut off the edges of the cluster from the South and West.
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