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This being next to the thought experiment posted on here a few years back, along with a nice Pi Alley Parking Garage redevelopment, would make this little corner an urban gem. https://archboston.com/community/threads/residential-tower-26-court-st-government-center.5671/

I have faith in the facade, this is designed by Payette.

I can only wish. With community feedback I legitimately hope they stay above 100 units. Without any indication from the developer, a resident was already decrying a 33-story tower (no official height or number of stories has been provided yet). Davis is ridiculously NIMBY.

I was going to say, that's a really striking angle for how much space is taken up by cars on Newbury. While I don't walk Newbury often, when I am there, its sidewalks are crammed and people are walking so slow they could be going backwards. I'd definitely welcome some more space for pedestrians.

Is that a new deck? The concrete looks quite aged at the end. Is that exposed rebar ends also? That's also a pretty unconventional connection detail between steel and concrete, no?

I was not aware this had been fully developed.... time really slipped away from me here considering the dates on these.... Regarding the building design, that is Miller Dyer Spears (and looks pretty typical/good for them). I believe the setup here was Sasaki would be undertaking the planning...

I don't think this has been posted, but this is the effort and craft of design I would appreciate in every lab building we build moving forward: https://www.payette.com/fabrication/fabrication-feature-ragon-2-0-sun-shading-models/

The plans developed in the early design phases had pretty heavy emphasis on keeping most of the building. I have to imagine that was pretty costly, and unfortunately we are ending up with mostly new construction. The good news is that's a preliminary massing, so expect more to come.

This is a little much to implement on a state agency for a private development project with large impacts. It would make more sense to have the developer fund and procure a planning team and design. MBTA may have resources in place to pull from, but typically funding availability, public agency...

I wrote a long letter about 2 months back, and got a very brief, 2 sentence "appreciate it, but it's complicated." response...

(not Boston but close enough....) Mt Auburn, a little past peak:

Not directly tied to architecture, but this one has been catching my eye recently at bookstores, and I noticed it is now a free audiobook on Spotify with a premium account. A little into the first interview so far and its pretty good. It does include architects in the discussion eventually (also...

Holding off on the glass color comments until there are inevitable acres of ACT, numbing LED light fixtures, and window shades put up in the interior. However, on the corner window treatment: it's a miss and cheapens/dates the building. If it's trying to be modern, it should define the corner...

A thought experiment I haven't done much math on, but passed my mind earlier: any thoughts on a 30-trip/month pass at a discounted cost-per-ride rate for Commuter Rail? Maybe a similar setup for subway and bus? This supports someone who works 3 days a week in a hybrid situation. I've seen a lot...

An update on this: some time after this post, I walked by the site, and they had all the utilities and comms painted out. At least for a week now, the site has been fenced off, so I believe an early release package for site/utilities work has been initiated. I still don't see much new info...

So, some 21 days later, how's the orange line doing? ;) Might check in in 9 days as well...

(I think) I'm close to the reddit commenter age, and I don't have a single non-AEC friend that hates just about everything younger than ~100 years old. It may or may not be a coincidence, but my girlfriend is the only one that appreciates some Modernism (still against the contemporary stuff). I...

Hate to bump, but I don't usually pass by this in the dark/evening light - this building is still completely empty. There doesn't appear to be a single tenant in this. Can't imagine they're faring well on the financials here...

I parked in the cell phone lot right in front of the new Terminal E, and it's an impressive sight. The only thing I have to complain about from the outside is the choice to use a prismatic paint on the red part. AECOM likes to talk a lot about the choice to use it and how it will look reacting...

The only reason I'm heading down later in the winter.