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still hazy tomorrow surposed to be clear,see if I can get a clearer pix then
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More building on tap for Mass Art.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...ofile-design/c7q9NZKt9glEAEBr9n18SK/story.xml

The college last night unveiled plans for a new design and media center and an overhaul of its public galleries, which, unbeknownst to many, house New England’s largest free exhibition of contemporary art.

The college’s galleries and design center will be fitted with glass entryways that will give the school a brighter, more modern presence. Its 6.4-acre campus sits on the edge of the Fenway’s burgeoning cultural and academic cluster. That work does not involve construction of buildings, but the renovation of existing structures that will look completely different, inside and out.


The design center will be fashioned from an existing gymnasium that will get new studios, media laboratories, and classrooms. It is being designed by Ennead Architects LLC of New York, which is known for its work on museums, performing arts centers, and educational buildings. The firm designed former President Clinton’s library in Little Rock, Ark., the expansion of Yale University’s art gallery, and WGBH’s new headquarters in Brighton.


MassArt’s main galleries, known as the Bakalar & Paine Galleries, will be completely overhauled and updated. The work will include new air conditioning units and upgrades to make the galleries accessible to the disabled.


The architects for that project, Machado and Silvetti Associates, have designed a triangular glass pavilion to provide a more welcoming entrance to the 1907 building and will add spaces for community learning, including a 150-seat performance and lecture hall.
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I actually had no idea they had public galleries. It makes sense, of course. Hopefully this renovation will put it on maps and guidebooks.
 
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Shepard said:
I actually had no idea they had public galleries. It makes sense, of course. Hopefully this renovation will put it on maps and guidebooks.
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apparently --they are collectively trying to get on the map
http://www.colleges-fenway.org/about.shtm


Colleges of the Fenway Consortium
12,000 Students… 2,500 Courses… 225 Clubs and Organizations… 6 Colleges… 1 Great Community

That's the Colleges of the Fenway (COF), a consortium of six undergraduate colleges within blocks of each other in Boston's lively Fenway Cultural District.-including:

Emmanuel College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Art and Design founded in 1873, is recognized as one of the premier colleges of art and design in the United States. A public independent college, MassArt is known for providing broad access to a high quality professional arts education, accompanied by a strong general education in the liberal arts. The college offers a comprehensive range of baccalaureate and graduate degree, continuing education, and K-12 programs, taught by outstanding faculty and designed to encourage individual creativity

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences -- MCPHS
Simmons College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wheelock College



The six colleges, each with its own unique mission, offer a world of learning and experience both on and off campus. Collectively, the COF represent more than 11,000 full-time undergraduate students, nearly 1,000 full-time faculty, and more than 3,000 course offerings.
The Colleges of the Fenway are:

Shared initiatives among the six colleges are aimed at enhancing the quality of education, enriching student experiences and reducing costs through sharing of resources.
Collaborative student opportunities include:

Course cross-registration
Career centers
Intra*murals
Performing arts
Student life programs and activities
Study abroad opportunities
 
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Wrong link -- that's the new Apple store.
 
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Poor Philip Johnson. Can't even get credit when people riff on his ideas.
 
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statler said:
Poor Philip Johnson. Can't even get credit when people riff on his ideas.
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I don't know if Johnson needs (or deserves) your tears.

And it takes time for things to catch on:

Isn't this a posh, watered-down riff on this.

And consider this, against this.

I wasn't even intending to reply to this thread, but I stumbled across these examples and they were too good not to post.
 
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This thing really stood out when I was flying into Logan last week. As the above photo shows, the neon green stripes are invisible from far away, but that orange.... there's no missing it.
 
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Today:

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Hmm... looks like they took a bunch of freshmen, got them really drunk, brought them to the top and had them all throw up over the side of the building.
 
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vanshnookenraggen said:
Hmm... looks like they took a bunch of freshmen, got them really drunk, brought them to the top and had them all throw up over the side of the building.
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Well it is nearly across the street from the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art at the MFA -- perhaps its not really the exterior of the building -- but some kind of art installation -- in six months when the exhibit is over -- they can strip the exterior (like a billboard or one of those printed buses) and put-up some other pseudo-exterior

Even better -- and more Contemporary -- Why not just project on a blank exterior with laser projectors -- don't like the exterior -- you can bid to rent an exterior for a few hours, days, or years from a depository of exterior themes (kinda like chosing your desktop background screen for your PC)
 
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def.stands out! thanks for the pix update!
 
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Some days I like it. Some days I don't. It's a refreshing change for the area to say the least. I can't wait until this thing is actually lit from the inside at night. I'm looking forward to the glowing effect. One of the fundamental rules of architecture is that buildings always look better at night.
 
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