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If only the coloring and facade of the Pru was like this in real life!

I really wish they would extend the glass and ribbing (or at least the ribbing) up another level to better conceal the mechanicals on top. I see this building almost every day and I hate that my eyes instinctively go up to the boxes on the roof, just sitting out there in the open all ugly. It's...

Sarcasm I hope? It was like a Where's Waldo puzzle.

I meant second tier compared to what people used to think of as first-tier American cities as NY, LA, Chicago.

Why in the hell would anyone do/want that??? The same could be said for NY, Chicago, and many many other large cities.

I guess some people are just stuck in the past. Boston (and especially the metro area as a whole) is not at all what it was 20-30 years ago, but maybe it's just easier to keep it compartmentalized as a lower-tier city.

We really won't know until the crown is up and the glass is finished. For now MT looks taller and the glass on both appears similarly from a distance. That being said, Winthrop is looking much nicer from ground level up close, with very nice detailing, whereas MT is super plain.

I like this a lot and because it is so strange and stands out so much in that area and being on the river, for me that works. The patterns and the stacked-books look really goes well with a university building. I think it works because it is so jarring. The stacked-books building planned by Back...

I was just saying that on the Stanhope Hotel thread! Also anyone know how much more there is to go on this core?

It's fine as is I guess, mostly because it will hopefully be blocked by something built over the pike parcel/"park" across the street. I want that parcel and the larger one next to it (across from Club Cafe/Mitchell Gold Bob Williams along with that parking lot) covered and built on almost as...

But it still doesn't look all that tall nor more impressive than what's around it, and I think that's what most people's points are. We (foolishly) expected it to be much more of a stand-out.

If the reality of the scallops and shading came out the way they look in these renders, I don't think most of us would be complaining about it. The real building does not photograph like this in 99% of lighting situations and when walking by on the street it's at its worst because the alignment...

This looks far shorter than it is from almost every angle, looking shorter than MT from most sides. Even from the places you see it the clearest, it's underwhelming and will look like in-fill. I doubt the 20-30 feet extra of crown will make much difference. It's not offensive, it's just... there.

There has to be a better way they can incorporate the mechanical screen up there. One corner of off-colored screen and the rest windows? And it's on the most visible side as you come into the city on the Pike! It's extremely poor design and definitely can be disguised better. Just open it above...

I actually like the changes to the plaza better now. It looks a bit more open and inviting. Plus the spiral staircase around what I'm assuming is an elevator and a little cafe is a nice touch. I definitely miss the reddish coloring of the portion above the highway as now the browns look like a...

I like setbacks in certain locations but Morissey Blvd is not really a walking street, other than those who walk to UMass from the train station, so to me, it doesn't seem like having a street wall, setbacks or not, doesn't really make sense along such a big driving boulevard.

No city needs a 950' tall tower. Even NYC and Shanghai have enough available space and (re)developable buildings/plots to make up for the shorter heights. They are symbols of success and wealth, something that Boston has in spades nowadays. So why not? Everyone who drives a Mercedes, BMW, or...

What an interesting angle this is taken from! It took me awhile to figure out the perspective because I was initially sure that this was the Union Sq tower core.

The current and soon-to-be previous State Street building is actually on Lincoln Street (1 Lincoln) and not on State Street, so I don't think anyone, tourist or not, is going to look up to a skyscraper and see "State Street" and automatically assume that's the address. I think it's a very...

I'm also a "lib" as you say, as are probably most of the people on here, but we all share a similar vision of growth for our city, so please don't cast these huge blankets implying that liberal, progressive people are all somehow anti-growth, because that's extremely false.