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Ouroussoff on the ICA The New York Times architecture review of the ICA is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/arts/design/08ica.html?hp&ex=1165554000&en=b00de32d923c38a5&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Metropolis Magazine interview with Piano An insight perhaps into the thinking of the architect of perhaps Boston's next tallest tower... Urban Journal Mixing the Sacred and the Profane Renzo Piano talks about the New York Times building, future projects, and his procured inspirations...

Review the document here: http://www.massport.com/about/pdf/c_rfi_cruis_termi.pdf A good chance for a dramatic, contemporary piece of architecture to serve as a gateway to the seaport and Boston.... Lets hope for the best......... I would nominate Grimshaw as architect...

AP weighs in... Boston getting some national press.... Piano tower would give Boston a lift By MARK JEWELL, AP Business Writer Sun Nov 19, 6:18 PM ET BOSTON - A Boston businessman's proposal to build a 1,000-foot, 75-story glass-and-steel building that would tower over all others is a bold...

lecture I agree, it was interesting... The Venice part was also interesting to me as I spent a semester studying in Italy while in school and got a chance to spend a few days in Venice seeing some of the things he talked about first hand... I think the point that came across was the need for...

Answer to question No, the parking lot in the bottom right of the aerial is where Trilogy Place now is. The rendering you posted is of 1330 Boylston, which will be basically across the street from Trilogy, on the southern side of Bolyston Street, but out of sight of the aerial above. See...

masshort goes down I think were missing the point here. A world-class winter garden/botanical complex would have been a great addition to the Greenway. Its sad that in America there isnt funding support for such public-oriented projects. Any other new proposal is going to have the same...

2nd Greenway public meeting I went....again. Another introductory salutation by Menino. Then fairly interesting presentations by park planners from San Francisco and Montreal on the running and programming of those cities' major park systems and open spaces. One element from Canada that will...

An article from Slate reproduced below is an analysis of perhaps why cities like Boston and the ones discussed sometimes fail to produce excellent contemporary architecture or design....thoughts? Perhaps an emergence of a new "Boston school" of architecture discussed a while back will help...

BU plots I believe the Burger King site is to become home to a new computer sciences building eventually. The Kenmore Square plot should become a mixed-use, dorm-retail-hotel development to complete the urban room of kenmore square, while that ugly grey concrete brutalist structure at the...

An interesting (speculative, obviously will never happen but still food for thought) proposal for what might replace Logan Airport in about 80 years.... By the way, this guy will lecture next Wednesday at the BPL as part of the BSA Design Lecture series. I will be there, anyone else want to...

Belkin bio A little about our probable developer, bio taken from the Hawks website; Im also a Cornell alumni, but this clears up the issue of his local ties vs. why does he own Atlanta sports teams but want to build here..... Steve Belkin Board of Managers, Atlanta Spirit LLC Steven Belkin...

Benisch Architects, of the Genzyme Center and as mentioned in the previous post are now designing some North Point buildings, also won the commission for the first major new Harvard project in the new Allston campus, a new biosciences complex. They are working with Next Phase Studios. Go to...

Greenway meeting #1 I went. It was a pretty interesting event actually. First the BSA President and Mumbles Menino introduced the Greenway efforts, and then three presentations were made, by Robert Brown of CBT which was a parcel by parcel overview of Greenway developments. Then BSA...

Fan Pier renderings Current Banker and Tradesmen online has a cover story on Fan Pier beginning construction and a rendering of the first two towers: http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/pub/5_249/commercial/194145-1.html

Seaport webcam Webcam of Marriot Waterfront Hotel from Payton Construction: http://www.payton-construction.com/p.webcamrenais.htm

MIT will accelerate its building boom $750m expansion to add 4 facilities By Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff | September 14, 2006 MIT is planning a $750 million expansion over the next few years, adding three dramatic academic buildings and an apartment complex for graduate students. The...

"common ground" Common Ground: A look at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway today Public Forums: September 26, 5:30?7:30 pm October 17, 5:30?7:30 pm Walk: October 1 The BSA and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy are collaborating on a series of public programs about the...

ICA in Metropolis Metropolis Magazine article on ICA: http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2301

In case anyone was thinking of moving in here... Project website from the developer: http://www.archstoneapartments.com/Apartments/Massachusetts/Boston/Archstone_Boston_Common/