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Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research | MIT | Cambridge
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Koch Institute June 7
From the Stata amphitheater that MIT had to rebuild one year post-construction because it leaked.
Picture above is roughly from the perspective of the guy in the white shirt and tie in the rendering below. Where has Stata gone?
Koch Institute June 7
From the Stata amphitheater that MIT had to rebuild one year post-construction because it leaked.
Picture above is roughly from the perspective of the guy in the white shirt and tie in the rendering below. Where has Stata gone?
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From Sept 7:
Another pic of the mockup:
From State Center looking east and down:
From Sept 7:
Another pic of the mockup:
From State Center looking east and down:
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Re: MIT - Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Other than the Student Center, I've never seen an MIT building with retail in it.
Other than the Student Center, I've never seen an MIT building with retail in it.
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Glad you like them! I pass by it on my way to work daily, so I'll be chronicling the construction.
Glad you like them! I pass by it on my way to work daily, so I'll be chronicling the construction.
Re: MIT - Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
^ Right. There's a little oasis of urbanity on both sides of Main Street where the Kendall subway stop spills out. On the Marriott side, there is (or used to be) a nice plaza, a food court with an Au Bon Pain, and a branch of the Coop. On the other side, there's an MIT Press outlet bookstore and plenty of MIT pedestrians headed for the subway. All very nice; a miniature, but with many of the features of Harvard Square.
Before it became unaffordable, I used to stay at this Marriott; it felt like I was staying in the city because of its carefully-assembled collection of urban parts and its two stops to Park Street.
It is, however, a bit of a "power center" --as you can see from the photos: it's a veneer exactly one building thick along Main Street ... and the parking lots commence immediately behind in suburban MIT, and across Broadway in Technosuburbia .
They're now actually building these in Charlotte along the new light rail line.
^ Right. There's a little oasis of urbanity on both sides of Main Street where the Kendall subway stop spills out. On the Marriott side, there is (or used to be) a nice plaza, a food court with an Au Bon Pain, and a branch of the Coop. On the other side, there's an MIT Press outlet bookstore and plenty of MIT pedestrians headed for the subway. All very nice; a miniature, but with many of the features of Harvard Square.
Before it became unaffordable, I used to stay at this Marriott; it felt like I was staying in the city because of its carefully-assembled collection of urban parts and its two stops to Park Street.
It is, however, a bit of a "power center" --as you can see from the photos: it's a veneer exactly one building thick along Main Street ... and the parking lots commence immediately behind in suburban MIT, and across Broadway in Technosuburbia .
They're now actually building these in Charlotte along the new light rail line.
Re: MIT - Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
I feel that it seems unnecessary to disconnect Main street from Broadway/3rd street. They could redo that intersection so it isn't more complicated but, you could go from 3rd to main.
I always have found main street to be pretty dead for life when I walk from central to kendall. I know this is partly because of the industrial buildings in the middle I know, but I feel the disconnection of the street on both ends contributes.
I feel that it seems unnecessary to disconnect Main street from Broadway/3rd street. They could redo that intersection so it isn't more complicated but, you could go from 3rd to main.
I always have found main street to be pretty dead for life when I walk from central to kendall. I know this is partly because of the industrial buildings in the middle I know, but I feel the disconnection of the street on both ends contributes.
Re: MIT - Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Cambridge is an anomaly. Many people walk in Cambridge ... but in many places it's not really walkable without being a chore. It would help if the Red Line had six stops instead of three. It would also help if Inman Square got a steel-wheeled connection. Why stop the future Green Line branch at Union Square?
Cambridge is an anomaly. Many people walk in Cambridge ... but in many places it's not really walkable without being a chore. It would help if the Red Line had six stops instead of three. It would also help if Inman Square got a steel-wheeled connection. Why stop the future Green Line branch at Union Square?
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Many people are fearful of the potential gentrification of Inman if it were to be linked to the rest of Cambridge by rail. The "Davis Square effect" is often cited.
The choresome walkability of Cambridge is also the reason that bikes are so popular here.
Many people are fearful of the potential gentrification of Inman if it were to be linked to the rest of Cambridge by rail. The "Davis Square effect" is often cited.
The choresome walkability of Cambridge is also the reason that bikes are so popular here.
Re: MIT - Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Bikes present their own chores: helmets, bike locks, the difficulty of carrying shopping bags, not knowing where to leave them safely, vandalism, and the ubiquitous danger of an accident in traffic. Finally, I've never once owned a bicycle that was not ultimately stolen. 100%.
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try a shitty bike! and id say its very easy to use a bike for chores. wrap the lock around the bar. use a rack in back, and carry a backpack. as for a helmet...if youre confident enough, just forget it.
try a shitty bike! and id say its very easy to use a bike for chores. wrap the lock around the bar. use a rack in back, and carry a backpack. as for a helmet...if youre confident enough, just forget it.