Northeastern University - Institutional Master Plan

No way this will be finished for September. Even a January opening may be doubtful.

Washing the windows will be a challenge!
 
This thing is turning out interesting... the razor blades over the window are neat, but the street wall is oppressive and terrible and the architect should probably be shot.
 
meddlepal said:
This thing is turning out interesting... the razor blades over the window are neat, but the street wall is oppressive and terrible and the architect should probably be shot.
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... Because the architect can dream up program that the university does not want or does not want to pay for. The second that the general public hires architects as their public space advocates you can have this kind of opinion. Until then, lets not suggest killing people who are just trying to do their best given the circumstances handed to them.

By the way. This is going to turn out to be one of the best buildings in the city when it comes to craft, form and presence.

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I'm fine with the street presence. And I've said before - I get sick of demands that every single building and every street have an engaging street presence with street level retail etc etc etc. I like Columbus as is... Quiet. It's a better road than tremont both for driving and for biking for that very reason.
 
FK4 said:
I'm fine with the street presence. And I've said before - I get sick of demands that every single building and every street have an engaging street presence with street level retail etc etc etc. I like Columbus as is... Quiet. It's a better road than tremont both for driving and for biking for that very reason.
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I totally agree. A campus is a campus and not a strip mall.

This building is also a rare example of the (almost) finished product looking like the architectural renderings.

What is the status of the ROW crossing now that the ARC is not going to be built?
 
TomOfBoston said:
I totally agree. A campus is a campus and not a strip mall.

This building is also a rare example of the (almost) finished product looking like the architectural renderings.

What is the status of the ROW crossing now that the ARC is not going to be built?
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Although this is kind of a transitional space between a campus and the community. Not advocating for more strip-malled crap, but I don't see anything wrong with some "collegiate" retail (bookstores, gallery space, cafes, etc.) that might also appeal to commuters using Ruggles.
 
This thing is sweet. One of the more interesting projects in my opinion. I ride in on the commuter rail and every time we pass this I wish I could see more of it. Love the shapes and textures.
 
Tombstoner said:
Although this is kind of a transitional space between a campus and the community. Not advocating for more strip-malled crap, but I don't see anything wrong with some "collegiate" retail (bookstores, gallery space, cafes, etc.) that might also appeal to commuters using Ruggles.
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It's a lab, not a communal building. It's one thing if the building is a resident hall, a library, or a dining hall. It's another if it's strictly for academic use.
 
KentXie said:
It's a lab, not a communal building. It's one thing if the building is a resident hall, a library, or a dining hall. It's another if it's strictly for academic use.
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I didn't mean to suggest that this building incorporate retail--of course it is an academic building. I was suggesting that this area could use some retail though I didn't say that clearly.
 
Tombstoner said:
I didn't mean to suggest that this building incorporate retail--of course it is an academic building. I was suggesting that this area could use some retail though I didn't say that clearly.
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Tremont Crossing will bring a ton of retail to the area...unless the community blocks it as being "out of character to the neighborhood".
 
There is no reason why an academic building cannot have retail. Ryder Hall is an academic building and it has retail, and Cunningham Hall used to have retail before it got turned into a more traditional dining hall.
 
Proposition Joe said:
There is no reason why an academic building cannot have retail. Ryder Hall is an academic building and it has retail, and Cunningham Hall used to have retail before it got turned into a more traditional dining hall.
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You can barely consider the Subway in Ryder hall "retail" in the traditional definition because that was built for mainly students in mind. Nobody outside of Northeastern is probably even aware it exists. Same goes with the Dunkin Donut in Schillman Hall. Bet you didn't know about that.
 
I stand corrected. There's a cafe on the ground floor.

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KentXie said:
You can barely consider the Subway in Ryder hall "retail" in the traditional definition because that was built for mainly students in mind. Nobody outside of Northeastern is probably even aware it exists. Same goes with the Dunkin Donut in Schillman Hall. Bet you didn't know about that.
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I did, I went to Northeastern! The larger point though is that Northeastern could put retail in any building it chooses. They're making a point of putting retail in the buildings planned to replace the Cabot Gym, they could have put something on Columbus there if they wanted.
 
Proposition Joe said:
There is no reason why an academic building cannot have retail. Ryder Hall is an academic building and it has retail, and Cunningham Hall used to have retail before it got turned into a more traditional dining hall.
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I never heard of Cunningham Hall at Northeastern...Where is it?
 
I, too, am unfamiliar with Cunningham- the only dining halls are in the Stetsons and International Village. Do you mean Curry?

A cafe here is nice; I hope it has enough signage and presence to draw people to the area.
 
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