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chrisbrat said:
you're right, of course. it's entirely possible -- even for me -- to disagree in a more civil fashion. i'll make an effort to either be a little more polite in the future, or to just keep my opinions about someone else's post/feelings to myself. i apologize for being jerky.
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Appreciate it. I joined the site because I love tall buildings, but don't know a lot of the info I would like, so I basically have my opinion and the need for more knowledge about what's going on. If you have helpful tips for me, please feel free to advise.
 
Keep in mind it is about every aspect of the built environment not just tall buildings and that facts rule over mere opinion
 
This is a nice looking building, nothing daring, certainingly not jarring. It does not match the color of the JHT nor does it clash with with the colors of surrounding buildings. The Boston area could use plenty more buildings with this level of architecture and materials quality.
 
stick n move said:
If you zoom in on the crown of that render it appears that you can see the little box inside there. Pretty crazy.
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Wow, that is pretty incredible. Good on you for noticing, but also, who the heck rendered this thing? I mean, reflections are hard, but opacity (or levels thereof) is next level.
The picture does seem to indicate that the mech screen will be a story (roughly) higher than the box on the western side. You can see the eastern side being even with the box. Nitpicking aside, the box is the highest thing "inside". Laughing while recalling the current discussion about Winthrop vs Millennium...can anybody tell me how tall this is? Is the box considered an "occupied floor"? Please no.
 
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Does anyone know how much higher this is getting? I think I'm kind of in the minority and I should see it in person, but I just don't like this building. It looks like a stump next to the Hancock and why the blue glass to compete with the Hancock. I don't understand a lot of the thought process that goes into designing a lot of buildings in Boston.
 
Atlantis said:
Does anyone know how much higher this is getting? I think I'm kind of in the minority and I should see it in person, but I just don't like this building. It looks like a stump next to the Hancock and why the blue glass to compete with the Hancock. I don't understand a lot of the thought process that goes into designing a lot of buildings in Boston.
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It looks better in person than the impression you get from the more distant taken pictures in this thread. Seen from a distance, and so close to the 200 Clarendon Hancock, it looks stumpy and out of place. But when you see it from street level in the surrounding neighborhood, it looks quite good, and more properly contextualized against the old Hancock and "The Clarendon" tetris style building, both of which are in the same height class.
 
Atlantis said:
Does anyone know how much higher this is getting? I think I'm kind of in the minority and I should see it in person, but I just don't like this building. It looks like a stump next to the Hancock and why the blue glass to compete with the Hancock. I don't understand a lot of the thought process that goes into designing a lot of buildings in Boston.
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If you're saying that this should have been taller, I would agree. It would have been nice for this to be another 125-150 feet.
 
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