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    Other People's Rail: Amtrak, commuter rail, rapid transit news & views outside New England

    Certainly a huge accomplishment for LA. I wish the Santa Monica NIMBYS lost the effort to extend the line to Pier and link up with the E line.
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    Metropolitan Storage Warehouse Redevelopment/Renovation (MIT) | 134 Mass. Ave | Cambridge

    Is that the final appearance of the glass or is that a film? The renderings suggest a transparent glass rather than a reflective mirror.
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    Back Bay Garage Tower | Dartmouth and Stuart | Back Bay

    It is a major improvement over what currently resides there.
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    Winthrop Center | 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District

    It looks unfinished -- looks hope that is the case.
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    Boston University - Warren Towers Renovation | 700 Commonwealth Avenue | Fenway

    I wonder if they should have gone with green instead of red akin to the Law Tower and then red up the Comm Ave facing windows.
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    Boston University - Warren Towers Renovation | 700 Commonwealth Avenue | Fenway

    Better defined cornice on the lower levels but please tell me they plan to address those awnings and replace them. Better yet, remove them all together and add in appropriate building-enhancing awnings where needed around entrances. Ironically, the only section of the building left uncovered...
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    ACC/NU Residence Hall | 840 Columbus Ave | Northeastern University

    It is not near BU so that seems a bit odd, unless it is open for students at BU medical school.
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    NYC Architecture and Development

    New Renderings Revealed For Wynn Resorts At Phase Two Of Hudson Yards
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    NYC Architecture and Development

    Is it truly economics or more to do with a historic pre-war style unique to NYC, particularly UWS/UES? Where in Boston would these types of buildings naturally fit outside the Back Bay, which has no parcels for development? Perhaps anything Boston Common adjacent.
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    BU Development Thread

    Creepiest, dingiest pool ever — dark, depressing, shallow. Neither good for recreational purposes or exercise. I’m sure those who use pools regularly prefer what replaced it on West Campus if for nothing else than 21st century standards of living.
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    NYC Architecture and Development

    Absolutely stunning.
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    New-build classical architecture (evoking old styles)

    Incredible that building will have only 36 condo units.
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    The buildings that will eventually flank the tower will provide a much needed horizontal dimension, at least I hope it does. From most angles, SST seems to awkwardly jut up out of the headhouse without a base to speak of. I think that might be why it looks off kilter from some vantage points as...
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    BU Data Sciences Center | 665 Commonwealth Avenue | BU Central

    It made sense there when this side of Commonwealth was auto-centric. The architectural aesthetic is cool, then and now. Really wish more buildings outside of LA or South Florida were saved from that movement.
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    Acela & Amtrak NEC (HSR BOS-NYP-WAS and branches only)

    The reconstructed Acela platform 5 at Baltimore's Penn Station has opened, part of a larger Penn Station renovation, redevelopment effort. Acela Platform 5 news: Amtrak Acela trains get a new home at Baltimore’s Penn Station More on the larger Penn Station project here...
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    Other People's Rail: Amtrak, commuter rail, rapid transit news & views outside New England

    Silver Spring should be a popular Purple Line stop with a direct connection to Metro. This makes me a bit envious for what could be across Cambridge, Somerville etc.
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    Detroit's street layout yields better to skyscraper canyons than Boston, IMO. Almost any building in Detroit of decent height and composition can have a major impact, whereas in Boston they more often than not blend into the existing fabric of the city.
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    New-build classical architecture (evoking old styles)

    A really nice blend of neoclassical elements in a recently topped off residential building in St. Pete, FL: The Nolen, St. Pete: https://stpeterising.com/home/23-story-luxury-condo-tower-the-nolen-tops-out-downtown-st-pete

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