Recent content by briv

From up-thread... 2009 :lol:. Hopefully, the fact that Constellation Center is now officially kaput, MIT does now go ahead and develops its own performance space. It could be awesome.

So I will no longer be the site's administrator -- a job I was never really crazy about in the first place. I only wanted to make sure the board was kept alive and I think I did a pretty decent job at that over the past 15 years (!!!) or so. Edward approached me several years ago asking to buy...

The threads got deleted because they were a mess and creating confusion. There are going to be major changes to the site in the coming days. In the meantime, enough with the melodrama already.

Here's a shot of the Pierce with the restored Muddy River section in front:

From a week or two ago, a different context:

Much ado about nothing. Rifleman is not getting banned regardless of the poll and regardless of whether he wants it. If Rifleman doesn't want to post anymore, he shouldn't post anymore. Mod policy regarding off-topic posts: Off-topic posts should be moved from development threads to the general...

A different kind of view, Mission Hill:

How is this new iteration superior to the last one? I thought the massing and use of materials was far better in the original. Now we get a big monolithic mass extending the whole length of the block at the top. The BCDC is maddeningly arbitrary.

Lighten up, it was joke. This site is a better place when Beton is posting. Especially in this thread since EB is his hood.

Me too. There's definitely some weirdness going on with these cores.

I agree as well. To lose this building to a mini-Kensington would only further diminish this part of downtown.

Pulled from the SoMA pdf: I'm liking so much of what's going on in this picture. It will be fantastic if they can achieve this kind of urbanism in Kendall Sq in the near future.

Here's a couple from yesterday: That double-height floor does appear to be the 18th floor which is described in the marketing materials for this one as an amenity floor featuring a yoga studio, lounge, etc. In at least one rendering this floor looks to mark the exact vertical center of the...

The old building is gone -- Pierce Boston and 1350 Boylston under construction in the background:

The fencing around the plaza is down and it's open to the public.