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    Copley Square Revamp | Back Bay

    The plaza is perceived as being more hardscaped than in totality because that's what fronts the more active public thoroughfares (because they flipped the lawn and plaza sections). The second photo from in front of Trinity isn't as common a viewshed as along Dartmouth. Also re:Henry, photo was...
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    The roof on Allegiant stadium is ETFE (fancy clear plastic) and can be specified in different opacities. They definitely chose a more translucent one to mitigate some crazy heat gain from the desert sun. Sofi stadium in southern CA used a slightly more transparent of the same ETFE and they have...
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    Copley Square Revamp | Back Bay

    Most of the new planters are very under-planted. Unsure if they have anything planned this season, but it currently adds to the overall barren look. Even with the trees and grass nice and green now.
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    La CASA | 85 West Newton Street | South End

    ... Why?
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    Reserved Channel Development | 300 West First Street | South Boston

    Page 36 from the project update presentation (posted here last week) says this. https://bpda.app.box.com/s/dg6g43ygsoidqr2zq2217ceukxwozdu0 https://bpda.app.box.com/s/dg6g43ygsoidqr2zq2217ceukxwozdu0
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    Quincy Infill and Small Developments

    > "Built to Last" > Stick-built 4 over 1
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    Nubian Sq. Parcel P-3 (nee Tremont Crossing) | Roxbury

    Absolute insanity here. Thank god they didn't build that.
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    Tallest building in town, can you name the city?

    Murfreesboro, TN
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    "Dirty Old Boston"

    So like... demolish the entire addition that wraps the center structure and probably accounts for the majority of the building's SF? The original was pretty, I just don't see how they would ever go about "restoring" something so heavily added onto. It's pretty nice as is imo
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    Harvard Enterprise Research Campus | 100 Western Avenue | Allston

    "Outside look like inside, except inside more complex."
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    Suffolk Downs Redevelopment | East Boston/Revere

    I realize they're still super early in construction and the comparison isn't truly fair, but that instagram post comparing the lush, sunlit renderings to the overcast, glorified retention pond is sort of hilarious It's giving 2024 Willy Wonka Experience:
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    Tallest building in town, can you name the city?

    Maybe AI? Zoom into the cars and some details and it starts to look funky.
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    Metropolitan Storage Warehouse Redevelopment/Renovation (MIT) | 134 Mass. Ave | Cambridge

    Absolutely no way this would be housing without chopping it up significantly. Super thick masonry walls with tiny windows.
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    New-build classical architecture (evoking old styles)

    I find it sort of funny that they oriented the Lincoln memorial the wrong way in this mock-up, as if it has some perfect axial alignment with this useless new arch (probably just a staffer carelessly putting the model on the paper map). Some joke about the willful ignorance/incompetence of this...
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    Harvard Square Infill and Small Developments

    Harvard can do better. Snohetta did a nice job on the Center for Green Buildings just a half mile away a few years ago. https://www.snohetta.com/projects/harvard-housezero
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