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Absolutely no way this would be housing without chopping it up significantly. Super thick masonry walls with tiny windows.

I find it sort of funny that they oriented the Lincoln memorial the wrong way in this mock-up, as if it has some perfect axial alignment with this useless new arch (probably just a staffer carelessly putting the model on the paper map). Some joke about the willful ignorance/incompetence of this...

Harvard can do better. Snohetta did a nice job on the Center for Green Buildings just a half mile away a few years ago. https://www.snohetta.com/projects/harvard-housezero

Likely at least two, going here and here:

So glad this is finally done/wrapping up. Curious to see how the new fare gates impact that arched concourse space. This project had a really complex challenge of stitching between the existing head house, tracks, and bus terminal and it did...okay. I don't particularly like how the 2nd floor...

Really great presentation by Speck. It's sad to see scheme 1 with just a revamped parking lot get as much support as it did. A 90 minute, dead simple explanation of how good urbanism works and how it can happen on the site - the audience still gave a parking lot 2-3 stars. Meanwhile option 5...

"Vega" is less inspired than just the literal address?

Some best ofs imo: I don't know if the fish's mouth is helping? Looks cartoon-ish. Wish the pine tree was green. Seal on bed sheet problem, but clean. Star inside the flower is nice. A little boring. Best of the whale tails. Still sort of awkward - tail profile is slightly...

Surprised this hasn't been posted already. The commission uploaded all submissions here: https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-seal-flag-motto-submissions/download And a second round of 48 flags here: https://www.mass.gov/doc/seal-flag-motto-submissions-2nd-round-commissioner-selections/download

That's a temporary sign. Pretty sure they're gunna hang one here on the other side: Re: comment about food - they're opening up a renovated Regina opposite the McDonald's soon. SS is ugly but I appreciate some shitty cheap food. Moynihan is beautiful but bougie (somehow the bar there actually...

Looks like 5 different window studies on 1 building because they couldn't decide.

Weird to split it up into two distinct material halves. Just make it one. I know people hate "super blocks" but this isn't that large to begin with. The massing is self-similar anyways.

I wish we didn't need to rely so much on advertising in public spaces. So much visual clutter. (wildly pristine/overly optimistic original photos below)

It's too bad they couldn't get the blue canton the proper height relative to the stripe count haha

Yes.

That's Black Rock beach in Hull in the foreground.

You can watch a recording of the meeting here: https://bpda.app.box.com/s/h0e4bhgfnaolgvacp11ohyzz1te7ukks I'd estimate the comments were about 60:40 in support of the plan.

Just noticing the palms running down the Mass Ave median lol

Only the backchanneling point was in reference to you. I watched the full presentation and was pointing out a number of remarks from the other commenters. And I'm complete agreement about the use % being proposed being a problem.

Oh my god the pearl clutching. Scared about "shadows" from a development almost entirely north and west of existing buildings (people on A street sad they're gunna lose their city view). "Losing green space" to a proposed civic space within the proposed waterfront park area when the entire area...