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Re: Rose Kennedy Greenway Dodge the cars, avoid the ramps This ain't Paris, nor the Champs Elysees, nor the Esplanade. In fact the whole thing's rather odd. But I have faith that trees will grow and flowers bloom, and you should know that parks take time; they're never done; and you know what...

Re: Mandarin Oriental Care to cite an example of that happening?

Not really so true. Look at the Hotel Intercontinental. Tall, casts shadows, is not contextual, creates a canyon, arguably adds to the Manhattanization of Boston, is entirely private (you pay to stay), and contains maybe a few affordable units and no other public facilities, unless you include...

Apologies, kennedy, for my moment of snark. I should not have implied in any way that you are an illiterate muppet. Still, many of the muppets appeared to be semiliterate at best -- witness their unending struggle with the "silent e" -- and yet they maintained a high level of cuteness and...

It's called the subjunctive, and it's an integral part of the English language. As in, "if I were you."

MassHort is currently leasing these parcels from the Greenway Conservancy.

Back on topic: I just took a walk along the Greenway, and I can report that the fall color is just about peak and some of the flowers are still in bloom. If you're nearby this weekend, it's going to be a great time to check out the colors, especially in the "green" parcels between Rowes...

Building an Environment In most good urban open spaces, towers and "object buildings" serve as punctuation, while the fabric of a relatively continuous street wall is more crucial to spatial definition. The Greenway is a special case, since the buildings are set back from the green space by...

The Greenway Conservancy has received public money to maintain, manage, and program public lands, and they've been given wide berth to decide how those lands will be maintained, managed, and programmed. Little or no oversight or transparency has been built into their organization; they are...

Aside from Shirley, who in Boston is standing up against the privatization of public space? She is the conscience of the city on this issue, and we're the better for it.

It's always worked for me.

The "missing tooth" comment is apt, and yet . . . Even though in photos taken from across the street the Apple Store seems "less" than its neighbors (less opaque, less reflective, less solid) my impression is that it also has considerable charisma and presence. I realize that these are harder...

Sorry, who's the architect again?

This spring MassHort planted about 25 to 30 trees over and above what the Turnpike Authority (Big Dig) planted. MassHort purchased most of the shrubs and trees, though in some cases they've accepting donations to cover the cost. They've grown many of the flowering perennials themselves and...

The parcels towards the Zakim Bridge are development parcels, with new buildings proposed. MassHort's parcels are the three between International Place and South Station, (not including the paved Dewey Square portion). They are under construction by MassHort now and at the moment look like...

The detail is required because the farmers have to park their trucks in a traffic lane in order to load and unload. And it's state law (albeit ridiculous) so it would be a state waiver.

Re: Mandarin Oriental The design direction was set by the developer a long time before the Mandarin group signed on. Whatever influence the Mandarin group may have had (especially on interiors) this building isn't their creation, so while its design certainly reflects Boston mores, it...