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^I disagree. Historically windows have always been recessed into brick facades. Contemporary architecture typically flattens the facade treatment into a sort of wallpaper. This is refreshing...IMO the setback gives both the brick depth and the facade texture. I couldn't agree with you more...

^look more closely; it's no lie. The funny thing is that every building shown in that graphic actually exists today. The discrepancies between the graphic and the photo are caused by: a) the photo is at least 2-3 years old. Note that the Renaissance Hotel is not even "out of the ground" b)...

^Olmsted could do it. Take Central Park for example.

It is built - it's called Fan Pier. I believe all but the top 4 floors are still available.

^^Bingo Check out the height of the bamboo!

Keeping a city vibrant requires a variety of spaces and housing types and neighborhoods and restaurants and shopping venues...key word: variety. We shouldn't attempt a one-size-fits-all solution for any urban space. Both nature and humanity eventually reject a monoculture. The Public Garden...

Really??? Does this rule apply to all parks? ...hateful, insidious landscape architects! What a ridiculous notion! Who would want to do that??? As Ron pointed out, this is a Mass Hort parcel...their specialty: horticulture. Kennedy, the example you're searching for can be found in the...

"The massive overhaul of the 102-year-old Longfellow Bridge is long overdue but has been postponed by interim repairs done since the August 2007 bridge collapse in Minnesota heightened concerns about rusted spans nationwide." Methinks Stephanie could use a refresher course in grammar: the...

Bleeding hearts unite! bosdevelopment, as much as you may despise our reasoning, you NEED us. I read it the same as you, Ron. There are de-facto slaves in Dubai, and even if there's only one of them, it's too many.

Re: Gov't Center Garage Redevelopment This enigmatic inlay leads nowhere...it forms a circle. Years ago there was a circular structure located there. My guess is that this is some sort of cryptic homage to that structure. I'm sure someone more clever than I can dig up a photo of it and post...

Re: Filene's ^true...just not in Massachusetts.

^^^I never understood that little bit access road on the sidewalk.

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. I'm not sure Two International Place is any greener or convenient, but the rain "machine" in the atrium is pretty diesel (as my 14 year old would say).

...my turn: Back to the discussion of traffic lanes: Pop quiz: How many lanes do you have to cross to get to the Common? Park Street: 2 + 2 parking = 4 Tremont Street: 3 + 1 parking = 4 Boystlon Street: 2 + 1 parking = 3 Charles Street (speaking of "highways"): 4 + 1 parking = 5 Beacon Street...

Re: Filene's More "glimmers"...encouraging news from bostonherald.com http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1165683&srvc=home&position=1 Filene?s may get $50M jump-start By Thomas Grillo Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Updated 9h ago The stalled Filene?s redevelopment...

That's a relief...sort of..."warped" would be an understatement.

"Van's" Youtube video is one of the most disturbing things I have seen in a while...and here's the internet offering these barbarians a medium for worldwide publicity. Let me crawl back into my protective bubble.

I understand the point - it's the entire premise I find troublesome and inappropriate. Word for word, this article could have been written 100 years ago about the immigrant tenements in NY, and I don't recall anyone waxing poetic about the upside of living in one of those neighborhoods. I...

I don't care for the brick either, but it's not fake, and those aren't prefab panels. It would be better looking if the brick was a smaller module and/or grout wasn't so white.

Oh, give me a break! Let's romanticize slums...what next??? This sounds like a misguided 3rd year architectural studio project. Anyone who has read this, short of architectural-academia, must be scratching his head...WTF??? The only aspect of this that is not surprising: for the most part...