Boston architecture and design, Boston real estate developments and projects
City Hall. Oh, how I hate it. Most people do. But, how some architects love it. From Wikipedia: With $40 million in federal funds, the city built an entirely new development on top of old Scollay Square, renaming the area Government Center, and peppering it with the...Boston architecture and design
Maybe I’m the last to know about this. Apparently, the Sears, Roebuck Company liked the consistency in its buildings. In the early 20th century, the corporation built several large buildings across the United States that were very similar, if not identical, in...Boston architecture and design, Boston real estate developments and projects
Makes sense, right? Gonna build a tower out of character with the rest of Boston? Bring in an architect from out of town. Deadlines for proposals were the end of this month, I believe. Source: Hub architects: No chance for mayor’s tower – By Michelle...Boston architecture and design
The Boston Redevelopment Authority held a public meeting last night, to gather comments and input from local residents regarding the proposed construction of the new Apple Store, on Boylston Street, in Back Bay. Apparently, things went well enough that Apple may yet...Boston architecture and design
Just yesterday, I was laying (lying?) in the sun, and I looked across the street at my neighbor, Atelier 505. A luxury building completed just a couple years’ ago. It’s horrific. Ugly as sin. The developer is The Druker Company, who waited through two...Boston architecture and design
According to today’s Boston Globe: The owners of the venerable Ritz-Carlton Boston hotel, temporary home to royalty and the rich on the Public Garden for 79 years, are negotiating to sell to Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, a luxury chain based in India,...