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where you were standing is a big area. anyone know what the program is for the former yard? also, did you see that structure framing the front door-- the steel and glass (??) awning (if thats what you call it)? it looks too permanent to be there only during the build. but i can't believe...

I wasn't going to continue the economics aspect to this thread. but then i thought: the guy building a 5-star hotel in the middle of boston using blue collar labor to be staffed and/or serviced, in part, by "lower class" service workers was the one who started it. (and the recent posts on the...

i walked by this building the other week and it is a problem. there is no fit with the HU Law quad it hides from the street. no connection to the science center to its left (from the street) which is its nearest (and amazingly, better) visual friend. it is unwelcoming, uninspired...

This isn't quite accurate. for one thing value added accrues disproportionately to the the asian producers due to the long tail behind the item showing up in Best Buy. in every first generation tiger economy this has already happened. in China's coast this began happening more than 10 years...

Re: Economics Yuan won't be devalued -- though I think i get your point there. the fear of deflation was maybe 2003 - 2005. i'd have to look in the back issues to get a real fix on it -- but it was a big topic and for good reason. stagflation is more current potential issue, i agree.

Re: Economics i'm not an economist (actually a trained political economist -- which is like a trained seal, only different), but you are forgetting at least two things: - the recent fear of deflation - standard monetary policy counter balancing the business cycle the asians' do hold a...

worse than boring -- its a jump start on dirty.

look, i loved the Rat as much as anyone (my record company effectively was born and then died downstairs). but do you really want the home of Mission of Burma to be bronzed? good music (any type) is all about churn. even several hundred year old compositions are uninteresting unless...

brick curtain? this morning i found myself walking around City Hall and realized i should be walking through it. the building is on stilts, if you look close. it should float above the plaza (albeit float like a tank). my question is, what is up with the brick curtain around the north half...

blue glazed brick sounds nice... europe and asia have buildings with tile facades. why not here?

Re: .... the buildings don't make the city thrive. as an analogy, look at the difference between MIT and Harvard -- MIT (on the whole) has been an ugly place with an incredibly dynamic culture (i've heard a rumor that 1 in 7 jobs in the US is impacted if not created by MIT affiliates -- not...

Re: ... hear hear!

used to live off the square and i say the cobblestones there are easier to deal with than the brick sidewalks. especially in icy weather. the stones seem to break up the ice and give more traction. the rest of beacon hill is murder to walk up and down in bad weather. fwiw, i'm a huge fan...

ablarc, this is a very interesting question to me. in most of life if you break up "stuff" into smaller packages the consumer of the stuff pays more. that more $ is goes back up/down the value chain -- i.e. packages, transportation, retail space and staff, window displays that aren't needed in...

i think ron's more going after Churchill (think stiff upper lip) than Stalin. statement may not have had all the nuance and explanation it probably calls for, but i think i get his point. treat crimes like crimes, then get back to living like normal american's that aren't afraid of criminals...

i apologize for picking up on the crack analogy. but i have to defend ablarc here, BD. i don't really care if you don't like how he posts, or what his opinion is. he has contributed a great deal to the general discourse over a long period of time and is welcome -- even if/when he's...

The post office sq park sits beside several 30 - 40 fl. towers, as well as the monolithic and imposing post office itself. i've spent a fair amount of time in that park -- it is well done. the fact of that nearby success puts the lie to the argument that a tower like the one proposed would...

"i'm the guy who does his job. you must be the other guy." ;-)

two things: -- i'll take that kind of crack. -- ease up.

i suggest we get the focus off the bridge and look at the more doable project at the front of the building. nothing wrong with aspiring to do better, but start with the low hanging fruit.