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Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport The Archdiocese is almost financially bankrupt so a functional building, easy and cheap to maintain is just what is called for. If it were more architecturally interesting (and believe me I would like that too) I wonder how many people would complain...

I suspect that they're simply complying with the law with the hope of possible new grants to redo the entire street somewhere in the future. Boston is NOT usually known for doing repairs that actually don't look like repairs. Just walk down Boylston St and look down....you better or you'll...

I don't know why we couldn't have had in the Seaport district the variety of surface treatments we see in these new developments.

Frankly I don't know which looks worse, the rendering or the actual build.

Amen FK4, amen....the price of uniform, massive development. It's the new West End.

I imagine concrete is being used for sound-proofing.

Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) ^+1

The idea is okay since every sightseeing trolley goes by the site and cites the tragedy. There will be plenty of tourists who think they're viewing something significant. I don't care what they build there. The "Bean" in Chicago is not a memorial, yet it has a whimsical presence in what is...

Re: The Merano ^ +3 The area does need some grit returned to it...It would be nice to see a series of smaller establishments on these vacant side streets between these "street-liners".

Re: 22 Water Str. (North Point Area), Cambridge, MA Rich, varied, beautiful!

If there is the will and the $$ I have no doubt this building can be saved, rehabbed, reused, etc, with finishes left intact or adapted. I've always disliked this building because it was the first to over-take the golden State House dome on the "Hill". I've also loved it because it was one of...

Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) No development, no wrecking ball. The area was not included in the massive clearing of Scollay Sq or the West End. I believe it was because it was filled with going concerns re: light industry, etc. It was a part of the city that...

Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) I wouldn't worry Itchy...the neighborhood is historic and I can't believe anything of significance will be torn down. Instead there will more likely be infill buildings here and there...

I will miss this little corner of familiarity from the 60's and the view of the Pru from the sidewalk. But I do welcome the new building...hopefully fit and finishing will reflect renderings.

Paving in asphalt = temporary safety and convenience, keeping nearby paving blocks from shifting, place-holding for future paving materials, opportunity for last-minute re-dos, easy to remove and replace.

As in music: syncopation. Seems to be the new/old creative style in facade treatments. The wilder the better!

I also like this building. I think some of the criticisms about the panels, color, etc. are well-taken but I also believe that we're still getting used to, in the downtown area at least, the juxtaposition of lots of large residential buildings being sandwiched into odd-shaped lots in areas of...

With all due respect, you've got to live here to believe the mess we're in, a mess that developed over the last 30 years as the city grew into a so-called world class destination. It takes way too much time to travel as little as 5 miles, hitting multiple stop lights and stop signs, lane...

I'm surprised that anyone is thinking the BCEC perimeter of dead space will ever be enlivened. The place was built in a no-man's land, similar to the Boston Design Center, where nothing is going on around this building to my knowledge. The whole point of a convention center is that stuff is...

Re: Congress Street Garage Development I remember using that circle as my father drove the old Nash through Boston....Haymarket Sq. of old! It was practically devoid of cars back then (the late 50's). What I miss even more is the actual streetscape around it. Urban renewal created a new set...