03-06-2003 03:26									#121
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Weee... according to GePap's site, Atlanta is 22nd!

Oooh an opportunity to show a couple more pictures of mine.







I must say Atlanta has the oddest downtown I've seen in my life. (but then again, I haven't been in the US a lot)

	03-06-2003 03:29									#122
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 For those Tokyo doubters...

It isn't that Tokyo doesn't have an skycrapers, just that there aren't any real biggies. (the highest is like 200 metres high. That's wussy man )

	03-06-2003 03:35									#123
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quote: I must say Atlanta has the oddest downtown I've seen in my life.

It is fairly odd . Me, I like the fact that the downtown is right in the middle, and then you go 5 miles away and suddenly you are in suburbia. It's the best of both worlds . And of course, go 20 miles, and you are in rural parts.

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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui quote: I must say Atlanta has the oddest downtown I've seen in my life. It is fairly odd . Me, I like the fact that the downtown is right in the middle, and then you go 5 miles away and suddenly you are in suburbia. It's the best of both worlds . And of course, go 20 miles, and you are in rural parts.

5 miles? It was like a mile and you were in the middle of the woods. (from the perspective of a Belgian, we wouldn't know what a forest is if you'd hammer it in our face)

	03-06-2003 03:46									#125
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From the centre of Atlanta



From the centre of Paris



Find the differences.

	03-06-2003 03:47									#126
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If you go North or South from downtown you aren't in any danger of hitting a tree within a mile .

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atlanta's downtown is pretty much most of the interesting part of the city proper. except for maybe buckhead and the highlands.

then you go for a short drive, less than five minutes, and you're in what is technically suburbia, but it's so urban it might as well be atlanta (decatur, for instance). most of these "suburban" cities are suburban simply because they want their independence and a lower tax burden.

then you hit true suburbia, maybe ten-twenty minutes later along the highways, in the counties of gwinett and cobb (at least the outer parts.)

a little bit farther than that, maybe about an hour's drive, you hit south jo-ja.

atlanta's really a tiny-ass city; less than 400k in the city proper. it's like most sunbelt cities--huge suburbs, small cities. everybody lives outside the city and a good chunk work inside.

a good portion of atlanta was built in/near a forest. most of those trees are gone now, bulldozed so newcomer carpetbaggers can have their matchbox $300k houses.

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a helluva lot of skyscrapers will be going up in asia soon. a few in korea, several in china, a few in japan and taiwan; several in se asia, too. land is a precious commodity in quite a few of those nations, and they're not as worried as the americans are of certain events.

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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui If you go North or South from downtown you aren't in any danger of hitting a tree within a mile .

No, just one parking lot after another.

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quote: amazing is that a hole in the 'scraper to the left?? would be cool if someone flew a plane throuhg it eh.

If you look closely, you can see a pedestrian "bridge" going across the lower part of the hole. Imagine the view!!!

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quote: a helluva lot of skyscrapers will be going up in asia soon. a few in korea, several in china

I think the number for China is much higher than "several".

From my balconey, I can count about fifteen highrises under construction, two or three of which would probably be considered "skyscrapers". That's just within my view in just Shangai.

edit: confused "skyscraper" with "highrise"

Typical scenes from anywhere around Shanghai:

	03-06-2003 20:56									#132
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No, just one parking lot after another.

Above-ground parking is the spawn of the devil!

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Indeed. Build more multistory parking lots! and build highways and subways!

	04-06-2003 00:25									#134
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Underground parking lots, actually, are the answer.

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Underground parking lots, actually, are the answer.

Yes. Quite. That's one of my biggest gripes about Atlanta. You have skyscrapers, but then multi-story above-ground lots right next to them.

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They're great, too.

	04-06-2003 00:42									#137
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So, how do you envisage the growth of cities, with growing populations?

Arcologies?

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What are arcologies?

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immense, partly or fully self-sustaining hive-like buildings.

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quote: Originally posted by Colon 5 miles? It was like a mile and you were in the middle of the woods. (from the perspective of a Belgian, we wouldn't know what a forest is if you'd hammer it in our face)

I love all the trees in Atlanta. I have family that lives in Marietta, just outside atlanta, and trees are everywhere. Very beautyful

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Arcologies?

SimCity 2000 pops in my mind when I hear that..

	04-06-2003 06:30									#142
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quote: Originally posted by Kramerman I love all the trees in Atlanta. I have family that lives in Marietta, just outside atlanta, and trees are everywhere. Very beautyful

The city somewhat creaped me out to be honest. Everything is so darn spread out, even peachtree road lacked the hustle and bustle of a real city centre.

Really, I was suffering a loss of orientation.

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quote: Originally posted by DanS What are arcologies?

Google Dan, google!

	04-06-2003 06:35									#144
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The city with the most trees I been to is certainly Buenos Aires.. well at least in my area..

Taken by my digital camera... from my school...

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quote: Originally posted by Colon No, just one parking lot after another.

Hey...how many parking lots were at my house? And it was an easy walk to bars and restaruants and bookstores.

	04-06-2003 06:50									#146
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quote: how many parking lots were at my house?

I dunno... I was tempted to park on your sidewalk .

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quote: Originally posted by Colon The city somewhat creaped me out to be honest. Everything is so darn spread out, even peachtree road lacked the hustle and bustle of a real city centre. Really, I was suffering a loss of orientation.

Yeah...the downtown sucks. You need to go to Chicago.

But the highlands worked pretty good for my lifestyle...

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Here is where I worked:



My office was a corner on the 44th floor. No kidding. Awesome view. You could see storm cells moving around and incredible sunsets and stuff.

	04-06-2003 06:52									#149
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui quote: how many parking lots were at my house? I dunno... I was tempted to park on your sidewalk .

poosy-ass Decaturite. why don't you go hand out with the Indigo Girls in "Dyke-ater"? ooops, I meant, Dick-hater."

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I did that a few weeks ago... after a while it gets old .