Brownstone New York grew up around the church and even in a low-rise city the 29th Street building was hard to single out.

Ballarat is a primarily low-rise city though apart from the area around Ballarat Airport there are few established height limits for buildings.

"Down here," he said, "it is a low-rise medieval city - dotted with buildings 40 stories high that are part of the area's richness."

The complex is part of a high-rise building drive that is reworking the face of this low-rise sprawling city.

A spread-out, low-rise city, Fairbanks features extremes of climate, colorful residents and gold fever.

Elizabeth built on its natural advantages as a compact, low-rise city.

But he was obsessed with steel in a low-rise city of wood construction.

Traditionally a low-rise city due to seismic activity in the region, modern high rise developments in Tehran have been undertaken in order to service its growing population.

My father remembers Vancouver as a rather dull, grey, low-rise city with a provincial feel.

Gasholders are often a major part of the skylines of low-rise British cities, due to their large distinctive shape and central location.