Recent content by DevilDog

As we all know, views and perceptions change with time. A design or plan that may be considered offensive today may not be considered as such many years from now (and vice versa). I would love to know how Boston?s Custom House Tower was perceived when it was first built. A 151 m tower built on...

Getting back to the original subject of this thread, I wonder: if architects are willing to design mediocre buildings/spaces, and if developers are willing to pay for these designs, and if city agencies (BRA) are willing to approve the designs, how can the construction of mediocre architecture...

I think the 11 miles of NH between Mass and Maine is psychologically a lot longer in the minds of most people that live in Mass. Maine doesn't abut Mass, so it must be "far away". Also, Maine has never been viewed as a place to which people fleeing "Taxachusetts" go to live (like NH). If...