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[kz1000ps]

 

[atlantaden]

It was love at first render and the love continues!! So many of you post such stunning pics of this amazing building!

 

[stick n move]

This is a stunner.

 

[#bancars]

Honestly this looks way better than the renders to me. Really eye catching in a good way, and a bold architectural statement from BU.

 

[xec]

This is a stunner.

Couldn't agree more! I would never have imagined back when I was a student during the rise of the Silber bunkers that my alma mater would someday erect a building like this.

 

[AmericanFolkLegend]

This is fan-fucking-tastic. If this were BC it would be some safe neo-gothic building (and I say that as someone that likes BCs campus). Bravo to BU for being bold.

 

[TomOfBoston]

This is fan-fucking-tastic. If this were BC it would be some safe neo-gothic building (and I say that as someone that likes BCs campus). Bravo to BU for being bold.

Boston City Hall was a bold building when built in the 1960's. It even won several architectural awards at the time.

 

[chrisbrat]

Boston City Hall was a bold building when built in the 1960's. It even won several architectural awards at the time.

And fans of brutalism hold it in the highest regard to this day. So...?

 

[TomOfBoston]

And fans of brutalism hold it in the highest regard to this day. So...?

Those fans are a small and diminishing minority.

 

[ccole]

Some cool shots from this week's update:

 

[chrisbrat]

Those fans are a small and diminishing minority.

sure about that? what metrics are you going by?
quick search yields the following recent headlines: Boston City Hall At 50. From World's Ugliest Building To Brutalist Masterpiece, Boston City Hall — A ‘Triumph’ of Brutalism, Boston City Hall is now recognized as one of the most important brutalist buildings in the world, Boston City Hall: a much-loved landmark of contemporary architecture

 

[TomOfBoston]

sure about that? what metrics are you going by?
quick search yields the following recent headlines: Boston City Hall At 50. From World's Ugliest Building To Brutalist Masterpiece, Boston City Hall — A ‘Triumph’ of Brutalism, Boston City Hall is now recognized as one of the most important brutalist buildings in the world, Boston City Hall: a much-loved landmark of contemporary architecture

A few years ago they were talking about demolishing it. I actually like it.

 

[chrisbrat]

A few years ago they were talking about demolishing it. I actually like it.

"they" was menino. lots of people like it. the problem is the plaza, not the building.

 

[bdurden]

"they" was menino. lots of people like it. the problem is the plaza, not the building.

This poster trolls BU — I wouldn’t spend much more effort on it.

 

[Nibbles O’Plenty]

A few years ago they were talking about demolishing it. I actually like it.

Me too! Hopefully the new plaza will make it better. It is not nice on the inside…but it is a very interesting building.

 

[DZH22]

2/10 From Arlington

IMG_8181 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_1916 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1926 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1925 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1929 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1934 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1940 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1939 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1943 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1945 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1953 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[statler]

Tangentially on topic:

 

[DZH22]

2/11 From Brookline

IMG_8223 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

IMG_1916 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1926 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1925 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1929 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1934 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1940 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1939 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1943 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1945 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1953 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

The facade completely changes from varying degrees of clear to red depending on the angle its viewed from. I havent seen a transition so dramatic. This facade is amazing. Its going to look completely different from every different sight line, even when viewing the same side!