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There you have it. My denunciation of all 5 over 1s was overly broad. I'm crushing on some of those pics.

"Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes." Martin Heidegger We are not discussing subjective preference here. The problem exists in the structures themselves to the extent that the architecture...

Last I heard from the Charles River Watershed Association was that what the MWRA is proposing will not fully separate the pipes for storm water from the pipes from sewerage and the overflow, although decreased, will still spill into the Charles. For decades ahead fecal matter will continue to...

It's playful in a Disneyesque sort of way, with one stack housing a bar with views of the city no less. I can see this being a prominent feature in Smokestackland. How it will play in Birmingham I have no idea. This isn't quite the same as musing about preserving an existing property feature...

Apparently, windmills can confuse the radar systems designed to detect low flying cruise missiles. I think this one's true, but I wasn't fooled by windmill-cancer.

Manchester, New Hampshire's Cemetery Brooke Drain Tunnel Project, which will limit the amount of rainwater that flows into the city's sewer system finally has shovels in the ground. It's a 300-million-dollar project to build a 12-foot diameter tunnel which will carry rainwater to the Merrimack...

My guess is the carrying cost of building a deck to just sit over the highway producing no income until who knows when is going to be significant. Would having to pay an additional penalty to the city really be a disincentive for halting construction or would it be a disincentive to take on...

If this building was taller, it would indeed hide the neighborhood behind, but the thing about a speak-easy is that the entrance is obscured, but that makes it all the more enjoyable for those who find their way in. ;)

Seeing how this project will look alongside the proposed hotel really highlights how much is being lost by limiting the height of the building.

If the lessee has a 99-year lease and no intention of refreshing the property, then it seems to me that any improvements will fall upon the lessor. Maybe that would be more palatable if a long-term plan to address the building's shortcomings was created. A bad lease doesn't get any better by...

I wouldn't say it's as important as the Hollywood sign in LA, but it's in a category on the level of the Fabulous Las Vegas Sign, the South of the Border signage, or the Chicago Theatre Marquee. I agree that it is "one of Boston's most iconic visual cues." The fact that it's a sign for an oil...

I agree the park has a very cozy feeling, but consider what the view beyond left field provides. Lets say I divided two pieces of paper into four squares. On the first piece I colored the upper right portion in with a dark colored chalk and on the second piece I colored the same upper portion...

Exactly. The relative openness of Fenway is essential to its identity. Any towering structure looming over the wall, regardless of quality, will make people in the ballpark feel like they are sitting in a pit.

I don't mind the amount of light atop the skyline as I do the tone. A warm white, slightly yellowish, around 3000 Kelvin is more environmentally friendly and is, in my opinion, more suitable for a New England city. Also, the lighting that promotes late night street activity is on the street...

More is not always better. I think there's an aesthetic argument to be made for muted external lighting even at the crown of one of the tallest structures in the city.

New Hampshire stopped the Northern Pass project because the visual effect of the powerlines may have interfered with the economic development of the tourism-based economy in the northern part of the state. Eversource agreed to bury the lines within the National Forest, but the areas to the...

The proposed building looks better than what's been there, and it looks better than the other one pictured in the current site photo. There's some variation to it, and the ground floor is relatively appealing. Do we want too much? What is it that would make a life science building in this...

I don't think waiting out the Trump administration is a good strategy. It's great that Hydro-Quebec electricity will be coming down to Massachusetts, but that's not sufficient. If wind-sourced power can't survive without subsidies, then it may be worth taking a second look at bringing in...

If it's true that work starts in fiscal 2027, I'm not sure why this is alarming. They say that if you want shade the best time to go out and plant a tree is 20 years ago.

The boundary runs along the middle of the river, and the Supreme Court has barred New Hampshire from asserting otherwise in court. The heart of the dispute can be found in the different tax policies of New Hampshire and Maine. New Hampshire taxes property not wages, and Maine taxes all...