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Ok, this is getting ridiculous. Worcester has been announced for.... HANDBALL! http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/06/24/bid-organizers-plan-host-olympic-handball-worcester/GXDuJqOpEIjX0r4rnQDTIL/story.html I'm all for spreading out venues where it makes sense. Boxing in Lowell made sense...

Briv barely logs on to the forum anymore. With nothing but respect for what Briv has done for ArchBoston, I think it's time we organize an election for a new administrator.

Boston 2024 has a press conference scheduled at Harambee Park at 2:30pm today. I'm guessing that means the Sportsmen's Tennis Club is all in or this will be a very awkward press conference...

Re: Volpe Transportation Center Development Cambridge A truly iconic 1,000 ft. tower could do wonders for the brand identity of Kendall Sq. across the world and lift the area's often sagging self-confidence as an innovation capital. Out of place? Think the Eiffel Tower. I'm also willing to...

"Inequality has begun to take architectural form" ... Hahaha good one Steven Holl, ever heard of the Great Pyramids of Giza? Architecture and inequality go hand in hand, always have and always will. Let's step back for a second. The fact that we all grovel at the feet of the Empire State...

So let me get this straight.. Somehow I knew all about the importance of the BCEC to Boston 2024's initial plans, but Baker claims he had no idea? Does the man need help getting dressed in the morning too?

I love 432 Park. And I know a lot of people probably don't agree. It makes such a powerful, confident statement as a skyscraper, unabashedly shooting into the sky and not giving a crap about what anyone thinks. Also a big fan of its simple, no-frills geometry--refreshingly elegant.

That's really too bad. You should care.

Interesting pro-Olympics argument in Fortune Magazine that highlights one of the biggest reasons why I'm inclined to support the bid: Boston needs to foster a greater sense of civic ambition. http://fortune.com/2015/04/23/bostons-tech-problem-is-the-same-as-its-olympics-problem/ It's funny...

Re: 111 Federal St. | Formerly Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 Guys, I know we're all excited about the sheer height of these towers but take a step back for a second.. this site is THE site that will produce THE landmark tower for downtown Boston. Nothing else will ever be as...

I noticed two unsourced bits of information, on both the Logan and SkyGreece Airlines wikipedia pages, that SkyGreece is planning to launch a nonstop Boston-Athens route in 2016. Can anyone who's a little more knowledgeable about the airline industry confirm that this is actually in the works...

Honestly, Emerson has done SO much to improve the Theater District over the past decade that I'm willing to let this one slide. What other college in the city has had such a visible, positive impact on their surrounding neighborhood? The campus-ization of Boylston Place is unfortunate, but...

Looks like the Newmarket food vendors are softening their stance on using their land for the Olympic stadium. It's a smart move--their land isn't worth as much without the Olympics (as currently conceived) and they will likely be able to negotiate some form of public assistance for relocation...

Ummm I don't know, maybe because opinions of aesthetics are subjective or something? Just a wild guess.

Honestly, does anyone think this bid stands a chance? Boston 2024 has been one blunder after another since the USOC selection in January. I think much of the damage is irreversible. Based on the overwhelming vitriol expressed on every single Olympics article that the Globe runs, you'd think John...

Better for Boston's chances. The narrative of a diverse, tolerant, effortlessly cool, and unified Berlin triumphantly overcoming the legacy of 1936 would've been hard to beat. Hamburg is a nice city at the forefront of sustainability, but that's about it. Rome is magnificent but Italy is in no...

I'm starting to understand why first-time bidders rarely (ever?) win the Olympics. It's looking a bit like amateur hour over at Boston 2024. They are constantly two steps behind and forced to play defense, I can't imagine the USOC is too pleased right now..

Re: MBTA & Regular Driving May Be Shut Down During Coming Snowstorm! Usher in the Great White Knight and be done with this!! Some people...

I agree. And not just because the annual awards are "fun." We all know that people with real influence over development lurk on this forum. The awards are a direct and easy way to make our opinions heard. Everyone talks about doing more advocacy through ArchBoston. Step #1: Bring back the...

What a strange announcement.. direct service to Shanghai is obviously a great thing, but wouldn't it make infinitely more sense with China Eastern? Hainan has next to no connections in Shanghai and would be relying almost exclusively on O&D traffic. China Eastern, on the other hand, has a...