Recent content by aHigherBoston78

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. 1) It's bold 2) It's tall 3) It's interesting 4) It's Boston - so it won't happen. It will either get cut down in size, redesigned, or won't happen at all.

Re: South Station Tower - Full Steam Ahead! Type001 - Sorry, you're just really, really wrong. That doesn't happen. I work downtown. I live in Southie. I fly OFTEN. That doesn't happen. A 1000' building would be fine downtown. Trust me - if a plane hits it, its because it has some other MAJOR...

I saw it last night - it looks AWESOME. It almost looks permanent though - like they replaced those old yellowish bulbs. Does anyone know if its permanent??? It SHOULD be!!

*Reality check* The problem with these kids is that they come from sh!tty, broken homes. The majority of them probably live in single-parent households with no discipline and are never taught personal responsibility. They don't give a sh!t about anyone else but themselves. Their only concerns...

Re: The Merano This project = zzzzzzzz zzzzz zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Re: W Hotel Does anyone know how many floors there are to go with this project? It hasn?t topped out yet ? has it??

This is "cheesy"? I think Boston's skyline is [comparatively] poorly lit and agree with the woman in the article. If you go to pretty much another other major city in the world, they have at LEAST one or two signature buildings lit up beautifully at night and can be seen for miles and miles. I...

Am I reposting this? I didn't see this on here at all and was surprised... http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/07/20/need_a_light/ Imagine a city that doesn't slink into darkness once the sun sets. Otherworldly lights beam into the heavens from Rowes Wharf. The subway...

Re: 28-story tower planned for Downtown Crossing I know this would have a good overall effect for DTX, but....Yawn. 28 floors? Cool if this were Little Rock. Or Milwaukee. Or Sacramento. Yawn.

South Station Tower will not be a centerpiece building Duh; it can still be lit up though and look nice. i don't see the need for excessive lighting or crowns. It's that attitude that has kept Boston in the dark compared to other cities. Not trying to be bitchy - I just disagree. I'd love...

The rainbow colors are a bit much...I was talking more along the likes of this:

Does anyone know if SST's top will be lit up at night? It's tough to see from the renderings what the top consists of. Lighting like BoA tower in Charlotte would be nice. Bright, vivid white light (as opposed to blah yellow-ish light a la 2 Intl Place) would add a lot to the skyline at night...

"Is that where March? M?venpick was?" YES

Ha ha. Now that is phallic. That architect had some seriously repressed gay tendencies, and this was his only outlet I'm guessing. As for the New York picture, I don't get it at all. I've never seen a penis that is square headed like those apt. buildings, nor pointy like the Empire SB. If I...

OK everyone - let's establish that A) everyone has their own opinion and B) don't take it personally. Just agree to disagree. That being said, it's 2006. [ahem Jasonik] I consider something like this to be "cutting edge."