Airport City buildings in real life

[Chloe11111]

@Jenn B thoughts on this one?

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

@Jenn B thoughts on this one?

The townhall? It’s impressive how the towers are similar... but the volumetry is so different... maybe it was inspired by both?

 

[Chloe11111]

The townhall? It’s impressive how the towers are similar... but the volumetry is so different... maybe it was inspired by both?

I agree the general shape is way off. But the tower is so unique. In all the searches, I've found nothing like it

 

[Chloe11111]

OK, I will use this with the caveat that while they took liberties with the structure of the building, the tower is definitely a match for the singer building

 

[Jenn B]

@Jenn B thoughts on this one?

Not a match, but I agree to the top is the same. Probably a trend in architecture at the time. I feel like I have seen that "stepped" look during my building searches. Maybe in NYC? I will have to dig around, but no time now.

 

[Chloe11111]

Yay, I found another one - Science Museum

 

[Jenn B]

Clock Tower House seems to be the Singer House in St. Petersburg, Russia. Specifically, it is the Christmas facade of that building. The only problem is that the real building lacks a clock (!!). But the rest matches pretty darn well.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_House)

 

[Chloe11111]

Nice @Jenn B I figured we would not find any more

 

[Chloe11111]

I've been having some fun

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

I've been having some fun
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Don’t forget Lisbon for the electricity museum 😊😉

edited: I always find odd this Pacific-centered world map 😆. I guess it’s the same for all Europeans

 

[Chloe11111]

Don’t forget Lisbon for the electricity museum 😊😉

I'm going down the list alphabetically. Now just put on enigma house

 

[Chloe11111]

Another option for a match for the coworking building. This one is more likely - a building in a tech park in novosibirsk

It's not purple but seems to be a great match otherwise

 

[Brian D]

Another option for a match for the coworking building. This one is more likely - a building in a tech park in novosibirsk

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It's not purple but seems to be a great match otherwise

I would say this probably is the one

 

[Chloe11111]

I think we are coming to the end of the "findable" buildings. Here is what I have left that I think can we can find some kind of match in COMMERCIAL buildings

Aviation Museum	Bazaar	Beneath the heavens hotel	Cardiology clinic	Central library (identified)	Central Mall (identified)
Central post office (identified)	Chocolate Factory (identified)	Cocktail Bar (identified)	College of Music (identified)	Conservatory (identified)	Cranberry Sauce Factory
Dragon Gate (identified)	Esports Arena	Forsaken Abbey	Hippodrome	History Museum (identified)	Hotel (identified)
Hotel Casino	House of Miracles (identified)	House of Wax	Iceberg Bar	Lounge Bar	Malt House
Military Academy (identified)	Movie Palace (identified)	Movie Theater	Mulled Wine Factory	Music Hall (identified)	Natural History Museum (identified)
Nightclub (identified)	Pharaoh Statue (identified)	Philately Museum	Physics Laboratory	Planetarium (identified)	Postal Museum (identified)
Postal Union (identified)	Print Shop	Rehabilitation Hospital	Rehearsal Hall	Research Center (identified)	Research Lab
Rock Diner (identified)	Sarcophagus	Science Park (identified)	Shopping Mall (identified)	Showroom (identified)	Soccer Association (identified)
Sports Arena (identified)	Stadium	Training Center	Triumph Hotel (identified)	University	Veterans Memorial Museum
Amalthea Ice (identified)	Business Center (identified)	Infinity Skyscraper (identified)	Institute of Seismology (identified)	Institute of Tectonic Geology (identified)	Institute of Volcanology (identified)
Miracle Mill (identified)	Omega Hotel	Parallex Hotel	Space Museum	Venus Whirlwind (identified)

There are some we have suggestions for - but I'm hoping for better matches

Institute of Biology (identified)

Ministry of Sport

Tranquil Abode (identified)

 

[Flyer]

My guess is that we should find the buildings at the flight destination cities of the game. (Often - chances)
Does Shanghai Financial Center match with any AC buildings?

 

[Chloe11111]

My guess is that we should find the buildings at the flight destination cities of the game. (Often - chances)
Does Shanghai Financial Center match with any AC buildings?

I tried that and indeed found a batch of buildings.

 

[Chloe11111]

I'm really feeling like we have reached the end of the matches. With the exception of new buildings like the meteorite research center, I will be VERY surprised if anybody else finds any matches.

I thought buildings like the central library, central mall and central post office would be very easy to find. But I've come up with nothing.

 

[Brian D]

I'm really feeling like we have reached the end of the matches. With the exception of new buildings like the meteorite research center, I will be VERY surprised if anybody else finds any matches.

I thought buildings like the central library, central mall and central post office would be very easy to find. But I've come up with nothing.

I agree, but have a vague feeling that the science centre and seismology institute are real buildings. Can’t find a match yet, but sure I’ve seen them somewhere

 

[Chloe11111]

I agree, but have a vague feeling that the science centre and seismology institute are real buildings. Can’t find a match yet, but sure I’ve seen them somewhere

I think there are a lot more that are real buildings but not prolific enough to come up in searches.

 

[Jenn B]

I think there are a lot more that are real buildings but not prolific enough to come up in searches.

Some buildings just have too many matches. For example, the Nuclear Power Plant could be the one in Burke County, Georgia, or the one in North Perry Village, or probably a few more. (And now I am probably on several watch lists for googling nuclear power plants so much!).

The ones that are driving me nuts are the Science Park and Museum of Gold (I have been down the internet rabbit hole for the museum of gold including all searches related to Iguazu falls and nearby countries, and anything related to El Dorado including the legend, the national forest, and the movies... nada.

I feel like there are some more we can get, but I might just search for them occasionally when I get a chance to.