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Exactly. Unless the management removes the fortresses of desks, lounges, walls, etc. blocking "The Connector" (i.e. "The Clogged Artery") the damage is done. All that's missing is a few Jersey barriers.

And it barely is even a "Connector" - - they clogged the artery. Look at the render vs the reality. There's alot of massing in reality that never existed in that render. They put alot of effort into creating that traffic jam. Gov Christie would be proud.

I disagree because - - More walls/fewer windows (especially the corners/sides). Deadens it.

BOTH!!!!! The hall could walk and chew gum at the same time, DZ. There could be plenty of seating AND fluid area for walking. You keep making excuses for this obstacle course - - but why did they sell this as "The Connector" if you're now suddenly saying, 'yeah well 75-101 Federal.....'...

"......Anyways, the connector could compete much better if they just expanded their hours." They.......don't........want.......to. Their actions with this "Connector" or "Great Hall" is almost a protest against the city for having to do it. Their limited hours of operation and throwing up of...

Placing all those bulky pods, sofas, desks, fortress walls takes up room that would otherwise be there to allow for greater amounts of humans (simply look at the photo in post #7,387 - but hey, at least they restrained themselves from using Jersey Barriers!) . It's patently obvious what the...

The developers and the tenants don't give a shit about the architecture - - and its not their job to. They only care about the cheapest cost and the greatest return. That's Capitalism - - it is what it is. The responsibility is on the city government to be the protector of the overall urban...

Americans know how, but just like anything that costs money - -it's far easier and cheaper to make a Hershey bar than it is to make Toblerone. American developers CHOOSE to build huge landscraping boxes with little or no detail to get the biggest profit for the least investment. It is what it...

It all depends WHERE the seating is. Anyone with eyes can see the clogging up of that "Great Hall". Whoever was expecting to build Trump's wall with Mexico evidently got the contract to furnish this "Connector". A pedestrian short cut through was the primary selling point to improving the...

Exactly, Citydweller, it LITERALLY was called "The Connector". For a reason. It's main selling point was to aid pedestrians in being a cut-through (and a nice indoor respite if a hot day or rain or snow). They subsequently threw up mini fortresses and barriers (just look at that recent pic...

Someone should throw half the obstacle furniture/gatekeeper desks out on the street and open that hall up to somewhat close to what was promised for pedestrians. That "Connector" is clogged like a 350 pound old person's aorta.

That's the point, DZ. The unrendered "fill the place with furniture" actually happened and it extinguished the civic dynamic of the "Great Hall". That existing hall now can hold far fewer humanoids with all that clutter - - and that is EXACTLY the point of management now. They purposely...

2016: 2024: See pic in previous post It began on the drawing board as some great civic space/people connector - - - In the end, they chopped it down to a hotel lobby complete with bollards (errr.....I mean furniture obstacles to crowd out people and movement) Typical Boston: Home of the...

I'm looking at that picture and I'm thinking 128 Burlington. That picture above is another soul-murdering architectural homicide. Whatever happened to the idea of Boston as a CITY? Look, I know it's the Reserve Channel and all, but 12.9 FREAKING ACRES and all they can do is 205 residential...

Absolutely knew - me too! (y)

The "s" on my keyboard is working only intermittently, you hmuck :LOL:

Might be appropo to change the thread title at this point?

For wrestling fans of the 70's and 80's?????? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Low_Low

They are soul-murdering. I'm totally pro-development (and tall) for Wentworth here in this location. But would it KILL someone to care about the architecture anymore???? This proliferation of low detail, boxy, generic boxes is nothing more than cheap vandalism at this point. Boston should...

Well, at least she has a nice personality....... .