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Except for the part that it isn’t exactly the same.

In fairness, Copley Square has been looking a bit worn for at least a decade. They may not be fundamentally changing the purpose of the square, as they shouldn’t, but it’s a welcome refresh that should make it more functional and modernized in the process.

Are there really any American examples? Closest I can think of are Jackson Square in New Orleans and Santa Fe Plaza (both still not entirely car-free).

Is it topped off? I want to appreciate it..

^Care to elaborate?

This building seriously deserves better.

I’ve hesitated posting this but will anyway. I find the “wheelchair accessibility” architecture a bit inappropriate where an easier design for those in wheelchairs could have been incorporated, for instance, one of the two staircases that bookend it could have been a accessible incline. Also...

Given the heat surge this summer, it’s not a great space to really linger for long periods of time anyway.

Bowdoin College has a good example of mixing a historic campus building with a modern glass expansion: https://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/art-museum-upgraded_o

I think the main issue is that the glass box is so large in comparison to the wings of the building. They just need to tone it down a bit — something a bit more restrained and classical would work well.

In terms of DC, I was more less referring to the SW waterfront connections directly to DCA via the yellow line and then to metro center via the red and yellow lines. Like Hafencity, the DC waterfront is also serviced by two heavy rail stations (Waterfront, Navy Yard-Ballpark), granted they were...

The city could start by creating temporary structures similar to when Times Square was pedestrianized to see how traffic flows before creating a new plaza.

It's the preeminent square in the Bay Bay if not all of Boston. Why do you feeling a much needed refresh to be a waste of money?

A more apt comparison to the Seaport may be the DC SW waterfront (Navy Yard, the Wharf).

Thank the Republic that you are not King.

I love the idea of restaurants aligning the canal along the USPS site, sort of in the vein of what you’d see in Hamburg along the canals there.

I do believe that LA has a higher population density over NYC outside of Manhattan.

While this never should have happened, I like the openness on that corner that yields to interesting site lines. Unfortunately that will not last. I could see a ton of interesting uses on that plot other than what is ultimately being built.

Well, I’ll go on the record as liking it. It’s certainly more daring than the neo-gothic style that BC has been going with for the last decade and more.

Some of us actually like Boston City Hall (notwithstanding Government Center).