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That's the motivation behind many works of art. Good art (by one definition at least) really makes you think why it makes you feel that way. I think it's ugly but it is in an out-of-the-way location and adds to the "collection" of Boston area architecture just like art subjectively rated both...

Well, it's certainly not conventionally attractive, but it achieves its purpose of art: it really makes you think. It's offensive, really draws your eye, almost repulsive, a very provocative piece. I'm hoping that the street level is good and salvages it on the urban merits, probably won't in...

Just beautiful. Gorgeous and contextual, really gives that local Boston flair and personality.

Re: BU Data Sciences Center | 700 Commonwealth Avenue | Kenmore Square It's 665 bruh

The base can be reworked a bit. I love the upper part though.

22 and 25 stories? Stop bitching.

I mean, the subsidies are questionable (as with many projects anywhere), but if the surrounding blocks actually get developed and filled as planned, it will essentially double the walkable (for "middle class" people) downtown area and really integrate the Kelly Square area. Right now the whole...

Lived in Worcester for 2 years for graduate school, and gotta say, that place sucks the life out of you. Never seen such a dead, decrepit historic city in my life. Very few pleasant outdoor spaces to enjoy (Worcester Art Museum is incredible though). Also an almost complete lack of...

The new tower massing looks great. New landmark for the area. The old massing was good too but this is even better.

No update on 232 Old Colony?

I would click "Like" if we had that extension. I guess it's the "upscaling" of every corner of Boston, in a way. Now there's gonna be rich kids from the suburbs just like at almost every college or university in the area (I know, I can be considered one myself).

Yeah, there's just a severe lack of any street life, so even though it is a historic city, there's nowhere in the area with that city vibe. Just a bunch of old triple-deckers scattered around filled with people who drive to their job and back home. The Worcester Art Museum is super nice...

The new apartments downtown on Front Street are semi-complete (one of the two wings looks occupied, some retail opened). The AC Hotel near it seems to be taking forever to finish, maybe the rooms are open, but the restaurant and the pedestrian area are taking their sweet sweet time. Other than...

Worcester is pretty crappy by Boston standards but by "post-industrial New England medium city" standards it is doing OK. Better than Waterbury and Fall River at least. The public realm is very poorly maintained and there is a somewhat unfriendly vibe throughout (I'm sure due to the stresses...

Well, that means there's a pretty short list of cities that have matched or exceeded what's going on just in this immediate area. Probably NYC, Toronto, DC, LA, SF, Seattle, maybe a few others, but this is just to put things into perspective, the scale of urban development is definitely...

This whole area is pretty impressive in a way. The development in this area alone definitely exceeds that of nearly all New England/Northeast/Midwest smaller cities. Of course it's not as perfect as we'd like but there's nothing even close to this in New Haven or Worcester or a ton of other...

I guess it'll look fine and no one will really care too much. Things usually look alright when completed, if not always up to our high standards (for architectural design, historic preservation, amount of parking, streetscape, etc). Just another example of "cute" historic-modern juxtaposition...

Well leave the discussion of urbanity (yes, including 5 over 1) to those who want to discuss it. My bad for bringing that up, was a troll moment. Anyway, yeah I remembered something from a while back and was upset, but how you respond sets the tone for future memories. Yeah I'm a "lowlife"...

This is perfectly contextual for the modern era. It's a little taller than its surroundings but the massing is perfect for the area, mid-rise urban. Nothing like a suburban car-oriented apartment complex at all. Anyway DZH22, I'm pretty sure vansh deleted your rude posts, but it was...

Truly one of the nicest urban massings going up today. Totally transforms the feel of the area. DHZ22 had to talk shit about my comment predicting this a while back but whatever, fuck him.