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got to raise my hand on that one. london, shanghai, taichung, boulogne, palma, hangzhou, etc. all turn out to be good spots to grab a burger, wings or a pizza. who knew? lots of reasons why its sometimes easier to just grab 'n go. homesickness, montezuma's revenge, penury, being dog tired...

Re: W Hotel which moribund? Radisson or Majestic?

not sure if it's worth dredging up an old thread for this or not... but I found it amusing and the Tommie's Tower thread is closed. http://dollardaze.org/blog/?post_id=00524

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop according to linkedin i'm: 1 person from Reuben Kantor, Chief of Staff, Boston City Councilor Mike Ross 1 person Douglas Banks, Editor of Mass High Tech (not perfect, but may archboston.org as a tie-in?) anyone who knows boston...

i'd volunteer to copy-edit, etc. have experience and spell-checker...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop Who here who actually live(s|d) within sight of that building actually gives a f*ck what a "reputable architect" thinks on this point?! this is a part of the social fabric that we're talking about. as a disreputable former...

Re: W Hotel not to make a science of it, but the "ugly" glass is very functional, explicit and simple -- reminds me of why we like old warehouses and factories enough to turn them into lofts. the "nice" glass reminds me of what i don't like about office park architecture. [to riffgo] i may be...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop I was avoiding this thread because the thought of losing this building is too depressing -- I don't have any faith that its replacement would be as worthwhile, let alone an improvement. glad to see it's not a done deal, yet.

i'm usually with you, but I don't agree with you there, Ron. UMB is a unique institution that gets a lot of its uniqueness from three things: - a significantly older student body - a sizable fraction of the students working full-time or near full-time - being a commuter school Adding...

Re: Congress St Garage is being sold. next to the cream of the global crop we got nothing... but by the new developments vs. what we were doing in the 70s and 80s we're looking significantly better, imho. that tower -- the taller one -- is fantastic, ablarc. it's new to me -- what and where?

the site joins with its neighbors. facade is understated, but unique within boston. the materials are intentional, rather than cost based, and represent, in part, a perspective on the building's civic place. you can argue about the style, but a) it's far from the worst apple has put up, and...

Re: 45 Province St i was actually walking around the site today thinking about what Toby would do... apparently i was right.

this is the one part of boston where in some ways the worse the street wall the better. can't wait till they start building big hulking bio-industrial complex right on top of the streets and we can zoom through glowing hamster tunnels in our flying cars....

Re: Hong Luk Project - Chinatown not sure i care a great deal what the beholder thinks. there are 2.3 billion - 1 US acres where the beholder can go see other buildings. we're expecting hundreds more years of life, liberty and the pursuit of modern architecture, but no one's making these...

Re: 45 Province St i'm unclear about what constraint made the wall necessary -- what did i miss? and why would the blank wall face the esplanade? that's the better view by far.

Re: South Station Tower - Full Steam Ahead! true enough. but then everything looks better when you're standing on Memorial Drive... :-)

Re: South Station Tower - Full Steam Ahead! the Pru has wider sides?

Re: Archstone-Smith - Cambridge MA (Not NorthPoint) there are a lot of great pictures on this site, but this one stands out for me. thanks for posting it!

Re: Mandarin Oriental great eye. hadn't thought i'd like any two pictures of the pru apts as well as i like those two. damn shame about the box beside the new england, though -- especially after looking at the what was in the same spot when the new england was being built (different thread).

Re: Columbus Center the technical back and forth kicks ass, but it doesn't speak to the man on the street issues. even if you're right, Ned, i don't believe for a second that the California EPA CARB Handbook is what gets you up in the morning. and on a different note (unless you already...