Which city has the best architechural style?

[Alllez l'Om 0]

i think the cities who the best architectural style are:

london because the houses are sticked and in front of the sidewalk without any garden

paris because the residential building were build by hausmann are very caract

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

Originally posted by: Alllez l'Om i think the cities who the best architectural style are:

london because the houses are sticked and in front of the sidewalk without any garden

paris because the residential building were build by hausmann are very caractéristqiues of paris

chicago mixed old buildings with futurist skyscrapersquote>

You say that but then your looking at something very stereotyped, only a minority of London housing has no front garden, most of it does. Paris i dont know about.

[Chris M 406]

I would easily say Frankfurt, Germany and London, UK. Both have modern skyscraper built around the older, classical buildings which I find to be interesting and cool!

[toxicpiano 125]

All the Old cities in Europe and Asia?

[autoVino 26]

^pretty much same here.  I like the architecture in Leningrad/St petersburg, Moskwa, Paris, London, etc...A lof of the new modern architecture found in Asia is pretty nice too.

[Callbat 8]

London, London, London.

In London, the old mixes with the present, and the present mixes with the future

of course, poor old London has been a victim of so many architectural atrocities (*ahem* millenium dome,the new council building *ahem*)...to name a few

And weve lost our routemasters........ There should be laws against the destruction and removal of historical things.....

[saltandsauce 0]

Edinburgh by a country mile then second place is Glasgow because it had a lot demolished in the 1960s but Edinburgh has its atrocities too such as appleton tower and the Scottish Parlimant building but other than that they're great

[harlem123 0]

Euro Style : Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, D

[toxicpiano 125]

Originally posted by: autoVino ^pretty much same here.  I like the architecture in Leningrad/St petersburg, Moskwa, Paris, London, etc...A lof of the new modern architecture found in Asia is pretty nice too.quote>

Don't forget the historical architecture of Asia (The forbidden city being one example).

[Mulefisk 15]

Tokyo has some of the coolest modern architecture around. 

The best arcitecture though is IMO found in New york. I love how urban it is, taking into consideration the time most of it was built. And nothing beats the old Neo-gothic and are deco skyscrapers found there.

[Teh_SKY_N!NJA 0]

Azeroth

[serebii666 3]

I say prague, my home town because of the gothic to post modern architecture... then venice (canals duh), New york, Paris and London, and who could forget Tokyo

[serebii666 3]

Oh and the venice of the north Amsterdam

[topcliff 1]

See, you people all have great opinions and ideas on these cities. But, when I look at a city, I look at every detail. From the tops of the skyscrapers downtown to layout of the sidewalk. Even how certain graffiti can add to the whole scene. For me, I can't possibly name whole cities. Instead, I'll just name some neighborhoods.

Arthur Avenue and Columbus Circle - New York City

North Beach/Telegraph Hill - San Francisco

Old Sacramento - Sacramento

Gaslamp District - San Diego

Pioneer Square/First Avenue - Seattle

I think that one should never judge a city by its landmarks or its good attributes. I take a long look at a picture of a city, and I take it all in. The worn brick facades, the cranes in the background, even the tagger in the alleyway adding more character to his home.

[The_sanderson 6]

In my opinion,all places have pretty areas and architechural styles....but for me,i really like Tokyo,Hong Kong and S

[Joetropian1 1]

I like a lot of the architecture in many different cities, so it is hard to tell a favorite. I'd have to tie New York, maybe Buenos Aires, Shanghai, San Francisco, Chicago, Barcelona, Paris, maybe Venice, maybe Seattle...

When I see some picture or postcard of a distant city i've never heard of, i almost immediately try to look at every detail of it. Seeing a beautiful colonial public biuilding directly in the front of the picture, i can see that it may have an important hisorical background, perhaps colonized. I look to the background and see modern skyscrapers, i can then assume it has a demand for modernization (duh). Seeing a HUGE amount of tourist crowding a park-y plaza in front of the public building, i can probably assume there are many other tourist attraction or probably a crowded population. If there is a clear view of a jammed road, i may guess (an older district?) of the city may not have been re-planned, or there is a large fluxuation of people that planners can't keep up with. All of these details may affect the city, in good ways and bad. (LOL, i'm getting off the subject, what was i saying? oh yah...) Wait, wait, lost again... ughhhh... oh, before i lose it

Many or all aspects of a city should contibute to its distinctions in architecture. New York is a relatively modern city, though thousands of older buildings of different eras and architectures survive as reminders of its icon of diversity.

[Duke87 1,070]

I've never heard "Columbus Circle" referred to as a neighborhood, but whatever...

There is a lot of good stuff in New York, though most of the good stuff is old stuff. Manhattan has been spared becuase it's not the place for such things, but the outer boroughs are increasingly becoming plagued with what are known to some locals as "Fedders Specials". There's a simple formula which goes into these things:

-Small appartment building with a very simple facade, like monotoned stucco or mismatched brick.

-Air conditioners sticking out below the windows, with covers displaying the name of the company that made them, usually either Fedders (where the name comes from) or Freidrich

-Complete absence of vegetation from the property except for maybe a potted plant or two. Lawns paved over with concrete.

They're not only ugly, but they also are the crudest form of gentrification. Though not always, they're often a good place to find "invasive species" (meaning wealthy people from out of town who wanted to move to New York).

[Mulefisk 15]

Originally posted by: Duke87 I've never heard "Columbus Circle" referred to as a neighborhood, but whatever...

There is a lot of good stuff in New York, though most of the good stuff is old stuff. Manhattan has been spared becuase it's not the place for such things, but the outer boroughs are increasingly becoming plagued with what are known to some locals as "Fedders Specials". There's a simple formula which goes into these things:

-Small appartment building with a very simple facade, like monotoned stucco or mismatched brick.

-Air conditioners sticking out below the windows, with covers displaying the name of the company that made them, usually either Fedders (where the name comes from) or Freidrich

-Complete absence of vegetation from the property except for maybe a potted plant or two. Lawns paved over with concrete.

They're not only ugly, but they also are the crudest form of gentrification. Though not always, they're often a good place to find "invasive species" (meaning wealthy people from out of town who wanted to move to New York).quote>

This is interesting, could you post some examples?

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: saltandsauce Edinburgh by a country mile then second place is Glasgow because it had a lot demolished in the 1960s but Edinburgh has its atrocities too such as appleton tower and the Scottish Parlimant building but other than that they're greatquote>

Scottish Paraliment = Ugliest building on earth

But I agree, apart from that, Edinburgh has some really nice stuff... the Scott Monument, the stuff on Carlton Hill, the Balmoral Hotel... the Castle is nice too I guess

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Mulefisk

This is interesting, could you post some examples?quote>

There are some good ones on this page.

There's other stuff there, too, though, since the page is about Flushing in general.

[ccecill 52]

J'adore l'architecture de Paris! Elle est Super!

[GreekMan 246]

yay SD made it!!!

thanks

-Sd

-ottawa

- and a bunch of other cities exept boston! jk pats

[Cockatoo 2,257]

In my opinion the three top cities in the world would be:

New York, Shanghai (or HK) and for some reason I really like those crazy casino buildings in Las Vegas baby!

[Miloslav 1]

I would say Barcelona and Florence, although I wasnt there

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

Originally posted by: DragonAnime I would easily say Frankfurt, Germany and London, UK. Both have modern skyscraper built around the older, classical buildings which I find to be interesting and cool!quote>

 

 I agree with DragonAnime. Nothing more better than a city with bright, glimering skyline coming out of the middle of a colorful forset of old traditonal archieture.

[Mulefisk 15]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Mulefisk

This is interesting, could you post some examples?quote>

There are some good ones on this page.

There's other stuff there, too, though, since the page is about Flushing in general.quote>

Some of those buildings aren't that bad, but I have to agree with you, most of it is complete garbage. They should put money into restoring the great old buildings that are already there, rather than just tearing them down.

[Silur 3,308]

I would say Prague and Budapest ...

[dogma555 187]

THIS ONE

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/EagleRock_002.jpg

something about the absolute enormity of it all and the separation between midtown and downtown creates such an incredible skyline.

[There was absolutely no way I was going to allow a picture that big. Forum pics must be within the 800 x 600 pixel limit.] Marc

[The_Hutt 11]

dogma, please resize that picture to 800x600. Large images like that are obnoxious and aren't allowed.

[dadyrghluv 8]

holy crap that pic is monstrous. EDIT your post and make it 800x600 or it will be deleted by a mod.