Re: New BU Tower
This is a pretty good building for the edge of the skyline, if it was in a more prominent location/higher, then I would have qualms with the design but since the design is better than the majority of Boston’s skyscrapers, really, there’s not much to complain about. It’s just a college dorm that they aren’t going to splurge on the fa?ade for, not a masterpiece for the entire city. The pre-cast on this could be better, but for the budget they had, it’s inoffensive and looks pretty good from almost all angles. I’d say good job BU, they have their own skyline now, extending the Back Bay skyscraper zone. Of course, there’s much to improve compared to Dubai, but if you ask the levels of city government, I’d bet less than 5% have heard of it, and most would have a negative opinion. We don’t have huge pools of money just laying there to spend on great architecture (besides Harvard’s, and we’ll see in the next 50 years).
