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im still getting the huge popups, mid-stream adds, and top banners crowding out the page. didn't someone make a mirror of the site back when we were worried Briv had abandoned us and the forum could disappear any moment?

We all decided collectively when the forum changed hands not to jump ship and start a new site. This influx of ads is making me rethink that decision. Would a non-profit model work for a site like this?

Yeah this is exactly what we were worried about when the site changed hands. Id happily throw a few dollars in every now and then over this. There have been times where I couldn't open the site becasue the pop up ads were so large I couldn't reach the "x" to close them.

What about the Monadnock Building? Do you consider that out of scale or an engineering marvel?

While we are discussing Philip Johnson I just want to remind everyone he was a literal Nazi. He tried to form an American Fascist Party. He was listed as one of the Leading American Nazis in 1940. He published a glowing review of Mein Kampf, followed by articles decrying the decline in fertility...

This all sounds to me like they either have or are talking to someone that want lab space there so they are pushing around the edges to give more of that kind of space and less of other.

I don't think we talk about the bus terminal expansion here enough. it is going to be absolutely transformational. 1/3 more bays and indoor access to south station will make the experience of the terminal so much nicer. When it is not a pandemic I take a bus in or out of the terminal at least...

have y'all see this yet? I'm in it for the new public space and how it pulls back to keep Grand Central visible. I can't quite wrap my head around the new interior public spaces including subway and passage upgrades but on principle I'm for them. The design seems ok and I'm interested in the...

I'm interested din the play between the "terracotta panel" and "metal panel" textures. The research images of the green patinated metal are kind of exciting, specifically as a sort of trompe l'oeil shadow on the upper section around the windows.

Thank you for the kind words about my post! If they are releasing images of the interior and raising steel onsite I am pretty sure that there is no other large work to be done design-wise. There may be some superficial changes but what we are seeing is like what we are getting.

I have to say, I'm a big fan of the new, lighter look for the top two floors on the shorter building.

ok, quick little theater interior design history lesson from someone that does this kind of stuff for a living: Historically theater interiors were big and grand not just to show wealth or style, but to heighten the senses of the audience before the production began. The idea was that to fully...

I think Kenmore Square tower and Riverside station developments were proposed in 2019...

^ ugh. I spent some of the best nights of my life in that building going to see Rocky Horror all through college.

OH! i forgot about this one! i was obsessed when it was announced

oh wait! the State House got in last year! strike that! I replace that nomination with the quirkiest building in the city, one of of my absolute loves, the Milk Bottle at the Children's museum. here is a great article about it and the amazing history behind it...

Ok, I know this is an underdog, and may not even count, but what about the Omni Hotel south tower? I just really kind of love it. photo by BeeLine Also, this may be a controversial choice, but what about the Samuel Adams Tap Room at Quincy Market. Its a smartly designed, stoic little...

ok i have to go with the Hanover Street "Tower". for how long it took, how underwhelming it is, and the garage door at street level. pics by BeeLine

let me re-nominate this year pike parcels 14/15 air rights. Not only is the gaping hole in the ground disasterous for this section of the city, so is the lack of crosswalks and general bad state of the sidewalks surrounding it. Filling in Parcel 15 would do wonders for that whole corner of the...

throwing my two perennial nominations into the ring: Mass Eye and Ear - for its dead streetscape and appearance of eating a much more sucessfull building Harbor Towers - For not just the fenced off pool creating a barrier to the harbor walk but largely for the obstructionary tactics from...