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DZH22 · Feb 6, 2022

1/31 From Symmes Arlington

IMG_8148 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_8149 by David Z, on Flickr

DAVE · Feb 7, 2022

Idk something about that angle...but its giving

kz1000ps · Feb 8, 2022

atlantaden · Feb 8, 2022

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 · Feb 8, 2022

This is a stunner.

#bancars · Feb 9, 2022

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 · Feb 9, 2022

stick n move said:
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 · Feb 10, 2022

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 · Feb 10, 2022

AmericanFolkLegend said:
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 · Feb 10, 2022

TomOfBoston said:
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 · Feb 11, 2022

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

Those fans are a small and diminishing minority.

ccole · Feb 11, 2022

Some cool shots from this week's update:

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Installing-above-ceiling-ductwork-and-piping-on-the-towers-7th-floor-1152x1536.jpeg

chrisbrat · Feb 11, 2022

TomOfBoston said:
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 · Feb 11, 2022

chrisbrat said:
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.