Recent content by daimio1

i think cincinnati is now gillette town. You should KNOW BOSTON HISTORY!! either way, your posts amuse me, shtick or not, keep up the good work!

banish long potations! make no long orations!

Re: Russia Wharf seriously, the first pic is great. actually makes the area look better then it is in person. lifted my spirits. if this building is successful, i think it will set the precedent for future development along the greenway

while we are at it lets persecute the goth chicks from emerson on the common! the germans would love it! seriously. born and bred in boston... lets not make it williamsburg. imitation is he most sincere form of flattery. how about we imitate the development patterns of our colonial past...

Re: W Hotel

Re: W Hotel nope. look at london. not a single fantastic signature "world class" skyline building, but one of the most perfectly functional cities in the world.

Re: W Hotel like i said, it is great from stuart/kneeland. great massing, great height, streetwall over parking lot..nothing "in" about that. is it boring from an aesthetic point of view? and are you implying that architecture is meant to be viewed only as an aesthetic? i never mentioned...

i would rather have the high density low rise nature of boston over height or "architecture" any day. back to the topic on hand, it is a great looking building from stuart/kneeland. from the north or south it is rather obese

last time i was in london, there was a transit strike, which i hear is fairly common, and alot of partial line closures, which i also hear is quite common. plus each one way trip was about 4 pounds, which is what, 6USD. it is great system for getting around when you are visting, but i bet a...

9am-noon for those of you on this side of the pond

Back Bay Boston: Fusing the Historic and the Modern Boston Architectural College, Cascieri Hall, 320 Newbury St. Program Schedule: Welcome Ted Landsmark, President, Boston Architectural College Keynote Address "Why Trinity Church Needed the Hancock Tower- Why the Historic Needs the Modern"...

very contextual. they have done a good job of capturing the highway office park feel of the neighborhood.

was walking across the congress st bridge and noticed a banner announcing the new "boston tea party" with renderings for a restaurant built on piers within the channel. they also had a rendering a redone channel. anyone have info about this project?

Re: 1501 Commonwealth Ave action on site today. anyone know if this project is still going to happen?

the holga is a sweet camera if you have the patience for it. i did some heavy modifications on mine so i can adjust shutter speed, aperture, aspect ratio and the vignetting. here are some pics i took up your way on the casco bay