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Did you guys catch this? "They also agreed not to oppose Gold should he seek to redevelop the building now occupied by Turtle Swamp." Gold really has some nerve doesn't he? He's opposing all the development around him (he's also opposing the senior housing proposed next door) but uses a...

If the new dorms are too expensive and students are choosing cheaper off-campus housing instead, wouldn't NU have trouble filling the dorms and then have to lower the price?

I think all 3 of them are trying to do too much.

That stretch of Columbus is looking better and better because of Northeastern's development. And the vast majority of it hasn't displaced anything except for surface parking and abandoned lots. Also, Janey has now lost my vote. Good grief:

Strong Towns is all about traditional development patterns and human-scaled buildings. I could see them having issues with the Seaport in that the building footprints are too large and it's being built essentially all at once. This means that the retail spaces will typically be large and have...

The thing about Brutalist architecture, though, is that at least I could tell that architects were trying to say something, even if I don't totally agree with what they were saying. With buildings today, I feel like the message is "we give up."

According to this map, Kenmore Square is already part of Fenway. http://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/64c37bd1-21ac-4ec1-9e3b-5fdbcc135823/

In 60 years, will we hate 2020s architecture more or less than we hate most Brutalist architecture now?

I really wish that modern architecture didn't shy away from strong cornice lines. It seems to try to downplay the top of the building and hope you don't notice it, but it just comes across as being disingenuous, especially when combined with the sunk penthouse level that's usually a lighter...

The Big Dig also used custom built railings along the tunnel access walkways that ended up decapitating a motorcyclist, which were not only more dangerous but also more expensive than standard railings.

Unlike a highway overpass, it shouldn't be quite so loud underneath. Could be a nice place for some food trucks!

Yay UMass! Some really nice new campus architecture there, along with good preservation and adaptive reuse of older buildings! Definitely looks a bit different than when I graduated in 2003!

What the heck is going on with architecture these days?! I'm scratching my head about just about everything...

I really hate this trend of "oh if we make the top floor a lighter color, no one will see it." YES WE WILL SEE IT MORE! Just make it the same color as the rest of the building, or a darker color even.

Better than a lot of the crap that's being built in Boston right now?

Wow the part of the BCDC presentation about 1 Cumberland alternatives is so disingenuous. Asking the proponent to develop workable solutions to a problem they do not want to solve is of course going to result in alternatives that are all unappealing.

Needs a stronger cornice and stronger corners, but otherwise ok. I'm just glad they're preserving the existing facades.

Erecting a crane with a crane. So cool! Also, we do not give nearly enough credit to these workers. Talk about not being afraid of heights!

I really wish they had not Urban Renewaled the New York Streets area, or much of Chinatown... or built I-93 or I-90 for that matter...

292 Columbus Ave https://goo.gl/maps/iUpjwR7TUdu2e72E9