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1. Aritzia Central City, a work in progress...

Sydney Claridge

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Welcome to Simply Stunning New Alexandria! A landscape of unparalleled beauty and an array of diverse, eclectic cities awaits.

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I will likely showcase multiple cities in this city journal. After all, I named the city journal the Province of New Alexandria, so we're also going to check out other cities elsewhere in the province, eventually. For now, the focus will remain on (what will become) the province's largest city, Aritzia.

I'm currently working on Aritzia Central City, the city's dense urban core. This is very much a city of glass, with a lot of contemporary architecture, and some older buildings mixed in for good measure. The skyline I've created thus far is preliminary, and will likely change as I begin to consider where I will establish view corridors, as well as the mass transit lines, likely a mix of subways and elevated lines.

Let's look at an overview of Central City so far:

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It's not very much, I know. Let's go down to the street and get some views down there:

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That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed!

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I don't play CSL, but I spy buildings from Seattle(the easy one with the triangle rooftop) Vancouver(the Shangri-La) and Chicago, correct? 🧐
I just can't quite pinpoint the tallest, but I think it's from Austin, or maybe Miami... 🤔

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15 minutes ago, TakemeThere said:

I don't play CSL, but I spy buildings from Seattle(the easy one with the triangle rooftop) Vancouver(the Shangri-La) and Chicago, correct? 🧐
I just can't quite pinpoint the tallest, but I think it's from Austin, or maybe Miami... 🤔

I'm not quite sure about the tallest building, unfortunately. I know the Vancouver buildings, and the Seattle one, but unfortunately, that's all I know.

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Why do they always have to put a "no-turn" sign at exact place I wish to turn?!! :rage:

Nice city. I sure hope it stays balanced like it is now! Skyscrapers among the relatively low-key landscape look really interesting. *:)

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17 hours ago, TheMurderousCricket said:

Why do they always have to put a "no-turn" sign at exact place I wish to turn?!! :rage:

Nice city. I sure hope it stays balanced like it is now! Skyscrapers among the relatively low-key landscape look really interesting. *:)

This city is going to get dense.

Based on your comment, I’m definitely planning on keeping a lot of trees around to maintain the appearance of natural surroundings. Vancouver-style view corridors are also in the works.

I appreciate your suggestion!

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On 9/26/2024 at 2:27 AM, Sydney Claridge said:

I'm not quite sure about the tallest building, unfortunately. I know the Vancouver buildings, and the Seattle one, but unfortunately, that's all I know.

UPDATE: I checked, and the tallest building is actually the Stantec Tower in Edmonton! The Stantec Tower is the tallest building in all of Western Canada; taller than anything in Metro Vancouver (on which this city is based).

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