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!

 

[Jeremi]

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

I walked by this heap today and it looks like a 1990s community college dining facility. MIT loves nothing more than hiring Pritzker winners well after most of their creative juices are exhausted.

 

[#bancars]

BioMed Realty Acquires Three New Buildings in Kendall Square | News | The Harvard Crimson

BioMed Realty, one of the biggest labspace owners in the Boston area, recently acquired 215 First St., 150 Second St. and 11 Hurley St. from competing lab giant Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

www.thecrimson.com

 

[#bancars]

As Lab Property Grows Out of Reach for Kendall Square Startups, Many Shift to Leasing Coworking Spaces | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Crimson spoke to a range of commercial realtors, startup founders, and a commercial lab space owner to understand how the immense draw of Kendall Square has forced the myriad startup companies that define its ecosystem to adapt to more challenging economic conditions as they fight for a...

www.thecrimson.com

 

[JS38]

More interior views of MIT music building...
www.dezeen.com/2025/02/12/mit-music-building-sanaa-red-brick-cuboids/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Say what you will about the brick. But it’s flawlessly executed. Fills the void between and ties together Johnson and Kresge. Not to mention the performance space is incomparable both acoustically and visually. Highly recommend a visit.

 

[#bancars]

‘I think it is actively happening’: Is Boston’s biotech industry doomed? - The Boston Globe

With a "terrible" job market, empty labs, and mounting competition from China, the lifeblood of Kendall Square is under massive threat.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[stick n move]

Mitsubishi to Open Innovation Center at MIT Media Lab​

“The Mitsubishi Electric Group has announced it will open a global innovation center at the MIT Media Lab. Set to open in early May, the center will be the first in the U.S. for the company and aims to support the research and development of new products.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/mitsubishi-to-open-innovation-center-at-mit-media-lab