Whenever I travel to big cities on of my favorite sites is the individual skyline of each. To me, whenever I look at a skyline I never really see one building or skyscraper. Instead I see it and think of it as one structure that defines a given city. Chicago's skyline is probably my favorite, San Diego's is great, too, as is Dallas'. These cities have great architecture, which also have great glass.

Speaking of cities, glass and skylines, earlier this week I traveled to Pittsburgh for GANA's Glass Fabrication conference (read more about it at www.usgnn.com, as well as in future issues of USGlass). While the event is designed to cater to the educational and informational needs of those new to industry (fewer than five years), it also includes a special evening activity. This year that event was a dinner cruise and while it was very cold most people opted to spend the evening inside the boat rather than on the top deck. I was one of those people who spent most of the night inside, though I did go on the top deck for just a couple of minutes so I could get a good look at the many buildings.

Standing outside, though just for a few minutes, it was pretty cool to see some of the buildings I've read about. Of course, there's PPG's Crystal Palace, which you can't help but notice. If you're one whose never seen even a picture of it here's a Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPG_Place.

The other thing I noticed about the city is that the architecture is a great mix of very old buildings right beside very new buildings--some still under construction. I like how it was a combination of both.

What do you see first when visiting new sittings and taking in the architecture? Send me an email or post a comment telling me about your favorite skylines and buildings.