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  1. bobthebuilder

    Are there other forums/websites like ArchBoston for other cities in the US?

    Skyscraper page is the most wide reaching one that I know of
  2. bobthebuilder

    Site Issues

    I think he forgot this site exists. It's been 1 year to the day since SkyriseCities has logged on.
  3. bobthebuilder

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    Since it's CIP from this point up, the steel work will be done. It makes sense why we see the pause in vertical construction, because in order to start the concrete portion they need to complete the last floor of steel so they have somewhere to form & support the cast in place floors.
  4. bobthebuilder

    "Dirty Old Boston"

    Never knew this existed so I had to do some searching. Found some additonal photos I thought worth sharing, plus this document on the history of the station & railroads in the area. Source: http://www.worcesterthen.com/Shorts/Arches/Arches.htm Source...
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    All this fat talk made me think of this clip...
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    There are also similar concrete elements on the bus terminal side of the core. These basically serve to channel the majority of the tower loads into the concrete core to reduce the amount of steel columns going through the concourse/track area. I imagine we'll see some interesting steel work in...
  7. bobthebuilder

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    This presentation shows the floorplan for the expanded bus terminal. Dark green is the existing, light green is the new.
  8. bobthebuilder

    NYC Architecture and Development

    I'm not sure where you're getting that it's a completely different fare system. They just talk about it being a different vehicle class than the MTA currently operates which requires new maintenance faculties, storage, personnel, etc. In the alternative analysis summary on page 22 they even...
  9. bobthebuilder

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    For what it's worth, if you look closely at the video of the construction sequence you can see around the structural arches first then around the 1:00 mark you see final shape/finishes applied.
  10. bobthebuilder

    Site Issues

    Was down for me as well. I also checked Skyrisecities, which was also down. FYI there is a subreddit r/ArchbBOSTON. In case the site goes down again it would be a good place to regroup.
  11. bobthebuilder

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    I guess the new purple "infinity" logo Suffolk unveiled wasn't working out. Looks like they subtly switch back to the old logo.
  12. bobthebuilder

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    According to the project website, the tower won't really get going till next year. That being said, I wouldn't be totally surprised to see some steel poking up by the end of the year. Additional project updates.
  13. bobthebuilder

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

    Just saw this. Former Mass Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey is going to be the new president of New York City Transit. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/nyregion/nyc-subway-chief-richard-davey.html
  14. bobthebuilder

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

    Springfield/Chicopee/Westfield area is really the only option. 1.5-2hrs each way to Boston or Albany depending on how you hit rush hour. Seems not ideal but doable considering that's what most people that come into NYC from the burbs are dealing with.
  15. bobthebuilder

    🔷 Open Thread

    Be prepared to be extremely frustrated with this one. The routing often makes absolutely no sense. Still fun though.
  16. bobthebuilder

    New England Revolution Stadium | 173 Alford Street | Boston-Everett

    Looks like the rendering is at least 4 years old.
  17. bobthebuilder

    NYC Architecture and Development

    I'm getting big One Bryant Park vibes from that entry rendering. Overall I give it a resounding "meh". I would agree that losing the sloped diamonds was a big downgrade. According to the Yimby article: The roof height of 1 WTC is listed as 1,368ft, so effectively the same height.
  18. bobthebuilder

    Petty Arguments Cut From Serious Threads

    I'm convinced that guy is Paul Rudd
  19. bobthebuilder

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    I actually think that a wide open platform area would work pretty well, especially considering you would likely see the buses through the glass above the trains. It would make for an interesting juxtaposition of transit modes.

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