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Does the transition from the arches to the modern facade (is that alcabond?) look jarring in person? I haven't been able to see in person as I've been working elewhere for several months.

Thank you for digging up this article. This struck me: "In a case that proves appearances can be crucial, Boston University is fronting $1.9 million to make the Hotel Commonwealth’s façade look less like a plastic Disneyland structure and more like a four-star hotel that will fit in with its...

For some reason it seems that RAMSAS has a difficult time in recent years with Boston (they can certainly pull it off in other cities well enough). For example - Shreve is clearly the sibling of the superior 900 16th Street, NW: https://www.ramsa.com/projects/project/900-16th-street-nw I do...

RAMSA no doubt leads the pack in getting those pre-war style buildings in NYC designed right. Gotta wonder why we cant get something of that quality at such a premiere location in Boston adjacent to the Public Garden.

This is looking surprisingly post-modern (or maybe not surprising, rather disappointly so).

These seem like exceptions to the rule — hardly commonplace. Is it not true that methods used in the past to build are no longer feasible and possibly even allowed?

Lilly has landed. Boston should be thankful for it. One of the more stable biopharma global companies that tend to plant roots and grow from within.

I’ve been living in Alexandria and working in DC this year and my dislike of the DuPont Circle Tatte is real and irrational. Perhaps it comes down to the prime location they occupy, despite replacing a Starbucks.

I wonder if they will use the same tunnel boring technology used for the Purple Line extension in LA, which has helped them come in ahead of timelines.

Really great density buildup to the campus over 20 years.

Leave O’Neill alone!

Hopefully they go bold with whatever design is chosen. If a school absolutely insists on the “retro” collegiate gothic look, there’s a few examples out there recently that really pulled it off well — Yale, Vanderbilt, University of Richmond, University of Florida. I do like Stokes Hall, though.

Yes, the Heights article mentioned the plan to update the facades to the cobblestone and green roof aesthetic.

The 2nd floor facade (in the second to last image) is temporary correct? I’m curious as to how the new arches interact and connect with the modern tower.

They arch gaps appear to mimic the arches on the original South St. facade — a nice nod to the history of the building IMO. I appreciate those small details.

I'm not "trying" to say anything. What I stated is pretty clear. However, if it helps you understand, the vernacular of the Back Bay and its orientation is a section of Boston that has similarities to DC, more so than other areas. Not a big deal or statement. Moving on.

Actually, none of those places except for… Back Bay.

Well, if anywhere in Boston shows resemblance to DC it would be Back Bay.

The brick panels are in the alleyway, no?

Just curious, why are you suggesting 500 feet as a magic number that Boston will not surpass again? When all points suggest that a next boom would actually require higher buildings to have any profitability.