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Had no idea Le Corbusier was involved in the 'United Nations" (aka United Nothings)  building.   He sure embraced the automobile with wide open arms - but he did some interesting stuff:

Thanks for the comment @RobertLM78!

Yeah, I had no idea either - the UN Building is usually associated with Niemeyer, but it was actually Le Corbusier who drew up the original plans for the building I believe. Great picture too - love his architectural style.

First things first: fantastic update, and how fast! Is the idea to close 2017 with all of this, or you have something else for January (I'm also guessing we both are on the part of the Earth where is still 2017 )

About the UN headquarters architects, the winning project, called 42G, is basically a mix mainly based on Niemeyer's original project 32, nonetheless heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and his project 23 (in fact, Le Corbusier initially tried to avoid Niemeyer to make a proposal at all and just contribute to his). To get an idea, Le Corbusier wanted to make a single structure centred on the lot, with the assemblies rooms as the base and the Secretariat tower raising from there, while Niemeyer prefered to distribute the different buildings on the southern side of the lot and reserve the northern side for a civic park; in any case, he ended conceding to Le Corbusier on the placement of the General Assembly building, which ended located in the centre of the lot.

Outstanding! I'm agog at the speed with which you're able to publish and the incredible quality you're able to maintain. Bravo!

Wonderful!! This has undoubtedly made its way into the SC4 NYC Recreation Hall of Fame. 

Your attention to detail is again mesmerising, not only on this update, but also your previous one, with that beautiful inter-war period ambiance. 

—SC4L0ver.

Great post!!  The night shots are especially stunning.  I also like the Central Park picture.  Great attention to detail and use of MMPs!  I always enjoy your submissions.  Keep up the great work.

 

@matias93 Yep, these last couple of updates were the big finale, at least for this year. Unfortunately there probably won't be any more updates for a couple months while I get started on what I want to do for 2018. Thanks for the insight too on the UN Building

@mike_oxlong Thanks for the nice words!

@SC4L0ver Thanks for the nice comment, I'm glad you enjoyed my NYC updates

@Prophet42 Thank you very much! Glad you liked the night shots and MMP work 

Never been to NY but I've been to the Grand Canyon. These pics give an amazing sense of the dramatic depth and color.

I wonder how you built the Liberty Island.

The rest is awesome too

It is impossible to say if this one is the best NYC recration to date having seen extremely impressive works during the latest years, but for sure yours is somewhere among the Top 3. That was another excellent update, and I'm seriously running out of words to qualify this CJ already!

@RandyE Thanks for the comment! I've actually given the Grand Canyon some thought in the past, it's one of my favorite places on Earth - I might try to tackle it sometime this year

@feyss Thank you! It probably wasn't as difficult as you would imagine, I just used this Liberty Island BAT that was released pretty recently, removed the Maxis model from it and substituted it with RDQ's Statue of Liberty as a prop on top of it.

@TekindusT Thanks for the nice words, I'm glad you enjoyed it 

Wow, I can't believe I'm just seeing this now.  These are some of the most beautiful SC4 images I've ever seen!  The time and dedication you've put into these pictures really shows.  I love everything from the densely populated concrete jungles of the city to the peaceful parks and so much more!  I'll have to look at more of your city journal when I get the chance!

Best regards,

Chris

@Chris M Thank you very much! I'm glad your enjoying the pictures

Another outstanding update! This time of modern day Manhattan. Very inspirational for my own New York recreation and nice to see 500 Fifth Avenue, Bryant Park Hotel and the NY Public Library showcased in the skyline. Wondering where did you get the hatched textures for the intersection though. Or were they edited in via Photoshop?

@Hanson784 Thank you for the nice comment! The hatched lines weren't photoshopped, its from a mod in the NAM - I got it by doing a Custom Installation, then going to Additional Features and Customizations -> Road Textures and Markings -> Options for American-Style Road Textures -> New York City-style Large Intersection.

Great work as always, As a former resident of Manhattan I can attest to the authenticity of this recreation.

@elavery Thanks! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it!

I read your post while listening to Frank Sinatras' New York, New York version.  It was such a nice experience! I love how your city is full of those yellow taxi cabs, it adds a nice detail.

Nice work!

 

Thanks @Angry Mozart! I made sure to have loads and loads of taxis to really get the NYC feeling

Such a fitting song, too

I love the *NEW* New York as well!  I thought beating the 1930's version was impossible, but you've done it again! The nite shots are stunning 

Hi mattb325, Have you ever thought of creating and designing buildings in the cities skylines game? 

Absolutely beautiful work! Well done

And nice that you featured my Madison Square Garden :-) Soon you can put in the MoMA Expansion Tower hehe

@mattb325 Thank you very much!

@andisart Thanks for the kind words! It'll take a while to get to that point, but I'm certainly looking forward to putting it to good use 

Magnificent! It's great to see more skyscrapers are built in New York over time.

I even got the notification for the second part of NYC, but I couldn't see it at the time and I forgot. But no problem at all, because being New York at some point I will remember and I can spend a lot of time admiring each picture. Each one of them are very beautiful, I'd give them a 10, but my favourites would receive 10.1: the One World Trade Center, the Central Park ones and the snowing picture.