Kendall/MIT Infill and Small Developments

[#bancars]

Good write up on Rollerama:

âIâve always wanted to paint a roller rink.â Rollerama brings art and free fun to Kendall Square. - The Boston Globe

Fenway native and muralist Massiel Grullon’s dream came true when, earlier this summer, she painted the 7,000-square-foot wavy, bold-striped, blue-toned rink at Kendall Common’s temporary Rollerama in Cambridge.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[JeffDowntown]

MIT puts finishing touches on new music hub - The Boston Globe

Though MIT quietly began holding classes at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building over the fall semester, it plans to fully open the state-of-the-art facility on Feb. 15, holding an open house and kicking off a season of concerts at the new 390-seat Thomas Tull Concert Hall.

www.bostonglobe.com

MIT Puts Finishing Touches on new Music Hub. Full opening Feb 15, 2025

 

[JS38]

Some new interior views and story from MIT:

Seen and heard: The new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building

The Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at a MIT, designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, which won the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize, is scheduled to open in February 2025.

news.mit.edu

 

[Charlie_mta]

Some new interior views and story from MIT:

I like it, but the brick veneer panels look a bit suspect. I notice vertical seams. Real brick masonry would have really worked better.

 

[itchy]

I like it, but the brick veneer panels look a bit suspect. I notice vertical seams. Real brick masonry would have really worked better.

agree - vertical AND horizontal seams!

 

[Equilibria]

I like it, but the brick veneer panels look a bit suspect. I notice vertical seams. Real brick masonry would have really worked better.

"Bold and elegant visual statement". "Both stunning and subtle".

Yeah, okay guys. From the outside on the windowless sides people will think this is a screen for a steam vent. If this is what MIT thinks is stunning, I don't know why anyone would hire an architect trained there.

 

[Longfellow]

Agreed, looks exactly like a ventilation building. And they used to build nice ventilation buildings!