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I'm so ready for the sidewalks around this to open up so the urban feel of the Seaport area can stretch one more block. It's a real shame they set back the upper floors but kept the ground floors pushed right up to the edges on all sides, missed opportunity for some open green space/plazas imo.
The area directly behind yes, but there's a lot of acreage in the area between Summer and the residential development of Southie. Unifying the two neighborhoods is a project for the next cycleisn't the area behind the BCEC slated for the convention center expansion (if that ever happens)
isn't the area behind the BCEC slated for the convention center expansion (if that ever happens)
Pretty nice. Maybe the Seaport really will become a new Back Bay. It might even outshine the old Back Bay.
I wish.Pretty nice. Maybe the Seaport really will become a new Back Bay. It might even outshine the old Back Bay.
I wish.
But I severely doubt it. I completely agree with stefal. Glass and metal panel do not suggest permanence. The style of these is generic and could be anywhere. The strength of the Back Bay is how rooted in the city they are. There is a feeling of place created with the neighborhood context. Even though they share a "style", there is variety without disharmony. The row houses feel Bostonian and their masonry has a weight to it that this lacks. I often feel new urban cores are a weird collection of architectural vanity pieces with each building trying to one up an aspect of a neighbor and be different.
But I'm all for the kinds of spaces popping up. Integrating green space, pedestrian thoroughfares, etc. is just good urban design and makes a city liveable.
I wish.
But I severely doubt it. I completely agree with stefal. Glass and metal panel do not suggest permanence. The style of these is generic and could be anywhere. The strength of the Back Bay is how rooted in the city they are. There is a feeling of place created with the neighborhood context. Even though they share a "style", there is variety without disharmony. The row houses feel Bostonian and their masonry has a weight to it that this lacks. I often feel new urban cores are a weird collection of architectural vanity pieces with each building trying to one up an aspect of a neighbor and be different.
But I'm all for the kinds of spaces popping up. Integrating green space, pedestrian thoroughfares, etc. is just good urban design and makes a city liveable.