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I love tilt shift shots. They make everything look like models.
 
There's a page on Boston.com comparing the length of the marathon to things we would know... ie 435 football fields or something. Its a terrible thing on Boston.com, like most stuff on there but it says the Pru is 907'..... where the hell are they getting that number? Is that with the spire? I thought the Pru was 750'
 
Suffolk 83 said:
There's a page on Boston.com comparing the length of the marathon to things we would know... ie 435 football fields or something. Its a terrible thing on Boston.com, like most stuff on there but it says the Pru is 907'..... where the hell are they getting that number? Is that with the spire? I thought the Pru was 750'
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Correct and the height to the tip is only ~835' according to Emporis.

Edit: Wait a sec, Wikipedia lists height to the top of the antenna as 907'. This statistic is not cited in the article.

Edit did more digging:
907' originated from SkyscraperPage: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2188. Source is listed as: FCC Reg. #1002788.

With the spire it does actually exceed Hancock Place. Diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=145
 
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Need help figuring out where to live this September? No worries, just ask yourself whether you're wearing a polo shirt or not (and of course you are)
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Gee, notice a few neighborhoods missing from that chart? Charlestown, Eastie, Allston , Brighton, Mission Hill, Roxbury, JP, ...
 
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There should be "We built most of this in just a few years, nyah nyah" station.
 
Some of you might remember me posting the beginnings of building the Prudential Center in Minecraft this time last year. This is where I've gotten since then:



This is 1:1 scale. Some colors are a little off because they're the closest available under default settings. The Pru also lacks its antenna due to the game's height limit (256 meters)

I will continue to add to this over time. I'm trying to get to Copley and the Hancock next- and I will do my best to keep you all updated if you'd like!
 
I intend to implement the T later. The map isn't too big yet that I need a rail system to get around easily, and I don't have too much in terms of road infrastructure set up yet at any rate.
 
Rio's not doing so hot right now. The IOC is pissed at the status of work (none). Best part, the Mayor of Rio says "the federations were asking for too many "large things" that won't be used by the city after the Olympics." Sounds like he might be trying to take a stand against the IOC's excessive, wasteful visions for Olympic venues and parks.

The Olympic park:
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2016 Summer Olympics: Rio preparations are 'worst' ever, says IOC VP
LAST UPDATED April 29, 2014 11:04 AM EDT

In an unusually blunt public warning, a vice president of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday called the delayed preparations for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro "the worst I have experienced."

John Coates, who has made six trips to Brazil as part of the IOC's coordination commission for Rio, said the Brazilians are behind "in many, many ways" and are in worse shape than Greek organizers were in preparing for the 2004 Olympics.

Despite the critical delays, the Australian said there is no backup plan and the games will take place in Rio.

Coates noted that the IOC had taken the unprecedented step of embedding experts in the host city to help the local organizing committee deliver the games.

"The IOC has formed a special task force to try and speed up preparations but the situation is critical on the ground," Coates told an Olympic forum in Sydney, outlining that construction delays are just part of the problem. "The IOC has adopted a more hands-on role. It is unprecedented for the IOC, but there is no plan B. We are going to Rio."

Brazil has also come under fire from football's world governing body, FIFA, for long delays in construction of stadiums and other infrastructure and the overdue delivery of venues for the World Cup, which kicks off in June. Two years out from the 2016 Olympics, the situation on the construction front is just as bleak.

"We have become very concerned. They are not ready in many, many ways," Coates said. "And this is against a city that's got social issues that also have to be addressed; a country that's also trying to deal with the FIFA World Cup coming up in a few months."

Coates said dealing with three levels of government in Brazil made it harder for local organizers than it was for the heavily criticized organizers of the Athens Games, which were also plagued by construction delays and earned a "yellow light" warning from then-IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch.

"I think this is a worse situation than Athens," Coates said. "In Athens, we were dealing with one government and some city responsibilities. Here, there's three.

"There is bureaucracy, there is little coordination between the federal, the state government and the city — which is responsible for a lot of the construction. The flow of funds from the federal government is not happening quickly enough. We think we need to help facilitate that."

Coates, who chairs the IOC coordination commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said he thinks the IOC has put the message across in Brazil.

"We have to make it (the Olympics) happen and that is the IOC approach, you can't walk away from this," he said. "If it comes off — the first (Olympic) Games on the South American continent, in a magical city in so many ways — it'll be a wonderful experience for the athletes."

Work hasn't begun at Deodoro, a complex for eight Olympics sports venues, and the course that will host golf's return to the Olympic program for the first time in more than a century doesn't have grass yet. Water pollution is a big worry for sailing and other sports.

Concern over the delays has been building over time but hit crisis levels at the SportAccord meeting in Belek, Turkey, earlier this month.

In a rare display of unified, open criticism against an Olympic host, 18 sports federations publicly aired concerns over Rio's preparations, with some sports asking about "Plan B" contingencies.

The IOC has decided to send a senior troubleshooter, IOC executive director Gilbert Felli, to Brazil as part of a series of emergency measures to tackle the delays threatening the games. Coates said other experienced, high-level staff will soon be appointed.

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes fired back last week at the complaints by sports federations, saying they were making too many unnecessary demands.

Paes said the federations were asking for too many "large things" that won't be used by the city after the Olympics.

http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/s...ics-rio-de-janeiro-criticism-the-worst-update
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No mention of strikes? It seems like it's every other week I see a headline about this or that workers group walking out on the job to protest the workload being foisted upon them. Either way they've got quite a mess on their hands.
 
Yes, good work so far. I am waiting to see how part 2 pans out. The first thing I will do is search for the word "zoning."
 
Saw this on Tumblr; thought some of you would appreciate:

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More within the link. I feel that many of these structures are possible from a technical/engineering standpoint, but (very) unlikely economically.
 
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