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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim
Btw, Chicago's skyline, was better back in the days, I'm sorry skidmore and company and Mies, but the classic Chi-town skyline was simply...timeless.
I apologize for the cliche
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I definitely disagree, but I also have some disdain for most of the wacky new stuff going up in Shanghai and Dubai.
Our skyline today resembles a man-made mountain range with three peaks (Sears, Trump/Aon, Hancock). These peaks roughly correspond to the greatest centers of activity in downtown. Sears is by Union Station and the financial district, Trump/Aon are by Millennium Park and the Michigan Ave Bridge, and Hancock is by Water Tower.
Even if you know nothing about Chicago, all you need to do is look up and the skyline will lead you to where the action is.
Likewise, the 1950 skyline reflected an older pattern where the Loop was uniformly dense and commercial/office buildings were interspersed with warehouses and factories. Peripheral areas were almost entirely industrial, with random pockets of residential remaining from an even earlier era.