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It all depends on how cold you're talking. There are methods for continuing to work in cold conditions, special mixes for concrete, blankets, and containment with space heating, but it is more time consuming and costly. Extreme cold, winds, and precipitation will result in lost time, generally...

Two reasons. The first is cost, bridges are not cheap and what real value is that creating? Are companies going to pay more in rent for this connection? The second reason is the city who I doubt would have supported it. Sky bridges tend to suck pedestrians off the street which is the opposite of...

100 percent this. The city would need to perform some amount of enabling work to allow the parcels to work independently. As designed, utilities need to be moved and new roads built, not to mention the shared parking structure and public benefits such as the museum. I doubt any one parcel could...

Unfortunately that would require government coordination of privately owned land which is not going to happen at scale. Development happens where developers can afford to buy development sites and often those sites have buildings on them. The public process does require an assessment of old...

^ I dont think it looks cheaped out for what it is. I wonder why they went 100 percent income restricted? I'll be honest, I also lament that such developments are not geographically well distributed.

There are some really great examples of this type of planning in The Netherlands and I agree, I would love to see more of this. I think the issue in the American/Boston context is that the ground is privately owned and already developed...

I agree, they aren't my taste. They look like wizard wands.

Anyone think the corner parcel behind the Symphony, at Westland and St Stephen, is another great spot for a point power like 1 Dalton? I am pretty sure they own this parcel as well and its close the same size as the 1 Dalton parcel.

I like the 3D framing. I am not a big fan of the corrugated infills or the one vertical section of curtain wall that isn't broken up with horizontal elements. Generally this is shaping up though

Interesting, I sort of like the idea of north station pulling back to Sullivan. I also feel like the big dig would have been much more likely to have a north south rail link in it if we already had a ring. I also think there would have been much more development at Sullivan and Inner Belt...

What if this highway scheme failed but was replaced with a transit line and park, not dissimilar to the orange line on its current path.

Sure the front facing facade is a good example of Brutalism but saving something because its a good example of style isnt sufficient in most cases, it has to work in context and I dont think this does. A restored street grid and improved engagement with the street are more valuable IMO. The near...

^The schools along Malcolm X are epically bad design. I wonder what the time horizon is before the city rebuilds on a smaller footprint to allow for more development and hopefully a better school too.

Re: Dock Square Parking Garage | 20 Clinton Street | I dont hate it, it could come out very European with some luck.

I feel the same way. It is so rare new development pulls them off creditably. Every now and then someone gets it right but not near enough!

I don't think that low rise portion with the white trim is part of this project. But agreed, I really like how this came out. It's not a stunner but its certainly not bad either.

Re: Dock Square Parking Garage | 20 Clinton Street | Does anyone get the pearl reference?

Wicked into this idea. I think Boston could really benefit from a less up tight manifestation of urbanism that embraces urban flux, I think this is as good a location as any. Its a location with surprisingly high visibility, via all the games /concretes, graduations, and the marathon, but I dont...

Love the building, but I really interested to know who is pushing for move the parcel into the square. It seems like its a good idea however the expense of coordinating all of the utility work and agreements required for such a move are not minimal.

I wish they had taken more opportunities to create real cycle tracks and I do not think they are planting any new street trees which is a lost opportunity.