PuroAztlan Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Very tall buildings are a tough sell in Paris. The Parisians don't want their lovely low-rise city looking too much like Houston.http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages...1854149,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 postively negative yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 postively negative yes.No, sounds like they were saying they don't want Paris having a load of skyscrapers like Houston has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 No, sounds like they were saying they don't want Paris having a load of skyscrapers like Houston has.read it again...it's called best inventions, the shadowless skyscraper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 read it again...it's called best inventions, the shadowless skyscraper.I read it. Something tells me Houston isn't the only city whose skyscrapers cast shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Something tells me Houston isn't the only city whose skyscrapers cast shadows.That's what I was thinking - why Houston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Something tells me Houston isn't the only city whose skyscrapers cast shadows.i know, kinda negative huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 know, kinda negative huh?Re-read the quote:Very tall buildings are a tough sell in Paris. The Parisians don't want their lovely low-rise city looking too much like Houston.I.e., a city with a lot of high-rise buildings.Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Re-read the quote:I.e., a city with a lot of high-rise buildings.Simple.Not really. For all our highrise buildings, we sure have a lot of single-story sprawl. Paris is much more densely packed--and on average is taller--than Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Not really. For all our highrise buildings, we sure have a lot of single-story sprawl. Paris is much more densely packed--and on average is taller--than Houston.What does that have to do with anything?The article was about Parisians' desire to avoid the shadows cast by skyscrapers, and an innovative solution. It's about tall buildings, not average height or density. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 What does that have to do with anything?The article was about Parisians' desire to avoid the shadows cast by skyscrapers, and an innovative solution. It's about tall buildings, not average height or density.Once again, TheNiche trying hard and coming up short. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 What does that have to do with anything?The article was about Parisians' desire to avoid the shadows cast by skyscrapers, and an innovative solution. It's about tall buildings, not average height or density.Not to mention the fact that shadows are GOOD for Houston, a city both blessed and cursed with abundant sunlight.This article is neither a compliment nor a criticism. It is merely a comparison between a city known for its tall buildings and one that outlawed them for 31 years.. I am not sure if it is the fact that we are 4 days away from a hotly contested election, or Houston residents' residual belief that we are not good enough, but not every sentence that includes the word 'Houston' must be taken as a criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 (edited) This article is neither a compliment nor a criticism. It is merely a comparison between a city known for its tall buildings and one that outlawed them for 31 years..while the statement The Parisians don't want their lovely low-rise city looking too much like Houston.is a comparison, it's definitely not neutral. Edited October 31, 2008 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 while the statement is a comparison, it's definitely not neutral. Starting your Friday self-loathing early this week, aren't you, music? Oops, no you're not. It's already 5:30! So, Parisians enjoy being different with their lowrise skyline, like those in D.C. Houston is representative...and a great example...of the rest of the world that has a love of tall buildings. Find the criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 So, Parisians enjoy being different with their lowrise skyline, like those in D.C. Houston is representative...and a great example...of the rest of the world that has a love of tall buildings. Find the criticism.being different is one thing....however when they used the word lovely.... that crossed the neutral barrier IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 being different is one thing....however when they used the word lovely.... that crossed the neutral barrier IMO.Enjoy the self-loathing. I'm going to Happy Hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Enjoy the self-loathing. I'm going to Happy Hour.no loathing here...enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I'm knee-deep in happy hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Yeah, it doesn't make sense considering how spread-out our skyscrapers are, the Ashby high-rise "controversy" notwithstanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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