A coffee with an architect is a great way to spend an afternoon if feeling in the need for[Read More...]
Cohasset Town Hall Renovation
December 11, 2012 By
Things age, buildings as well as people. This is the case with Cohasset Town Hall, which could soon be getting[Read More...]
Peddocks Island: A Study of Public Art and Community
November 25, 2012 By
At the end of this past summer I made a trip to Peddocks Island in the Boston Harbor. The island[Read More...]
A new challenge at Fort Point
October 28, 2012 By
The new challenge for the city of Boston is named Street Seats Design Challenge. It is promoted by Boston Design[Read More...]
The Fate of Neutra’s Cyclorama at Gettysburg Has National Implications
September 27, 2012 By
The National Park Service has published their environmental assessment report outlining options for Richard Netura’s 1961 Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg.[Read More...]
Cities. Like Human Bodies
September 20, 2012 By
A city is not only the result of the equation that summarize an indefinite number of buildings; instead it is[Read More...]
New Park and Bridge Point To a Bright Future
August 9, 2012 By
Boston quietly opened a new footbridge and completed a public park last month, the North Bank Pedestrian Bridge and the[Read More...]
“Trend: La Tendenza” – Italian Architecture 1965-1985
August 2, 2012 By
Paris – In the period right after WWII, in Italy a new context of crisis opens up and leads to[Read More...]
When invisible cities become real
July 16, 2012 By
Boston – “The ancients built Valdrada on the shores of a lake, with houses all verandas one above the other,[Read More...]
Chicago’s Crown Fountain vs. Buckingham Fountain
July 3, 2012 By
Chicago – I traveled to Chicago this week to attend a workshop put on by the American Planning Association called[Read More...]
Downtown Crossing Should Have More Lights
June 23, 2012 By
Boston – Downtown Crossing has been in the news a lot lately. The Filene’s building recently got a developer, in[Read More...]
It’s all about geometry
June 10, 2012 By
Boston – “… There seems to be a public image of any given city, which is the overlap of many[Read More...]
New Life for H.H. Richardson’s Hayden Building
June 9, 2012 By
Boston – The open house held at the Hayden building on Monday, June 4 signaled the beginning of a new[Read More...]
Let’s all Common Build!
June 8, 2012 By
Boston – When sustainable-living ideas, urban gardening, bike sharing, community-supported agriculture and bike-powered machines gather together the result is the[Read More...]
Another Event on Boston’s City Hall Plaza, Another Reminder of How Crummy the Plaza Now Looks. Here Is One Way to Do Better.
June 2, 2012 By
Boston – The 42nd annual Boston LGBT Pride Celebration began with a rally on Boston’s City Hall Plaza June 1st[Read More...]
The Boston Museum Would Be a Great Idea, Assuming Someone Can Pay for It
May 14, 2012 By
Boston - Public presentations from development groups hoping to build on downtown Boston’s “Parcel 9” took place during the week ending[Read More...]
Wind Turbine Opposition May Run Deep
May 4, 2012 By
Massachusetts – Cape Wind Associates, the developer of the Cape Wind project, announced in a press release on April 11th,[Read More...]
Innovation District?
May 3, 2012 By
The BRA last month approved the design for a 197 unit housing project at 411 D Street, which has been lauded as[Read More...]
Ice Chime is Mobile!
April 29, 2012 By
At the heart of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the Ice Chime was erected with the combined effort of the Greenway[Read More...]
Arlington Considers Return To Menotomy Roots
April 14, 2012 By
Boston – The battles of Lexington and Concord. These events should ring a bell or two with most people. However,[Read More...]