Jason W. Hart

About Jason W. Hart

Jason W. Hart, AIA, LEED AP, is a co-founder of CUBE design + research. Organized in 2005, CUBE is a design practice centered on big ideas working across the disciplines of architecture, urban design, and preservation. Jason holds degrees from MIT, the University of Florida, and St. Petersburg Junior College.

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Stopping the Ugly Building Epidemic with Design Basics

December 2, 2015 By Jason W. Hart

Design Basics: Ann Arbor City Hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan — Ann Arbor City Hall by Michael Barera, Wikimedia Commons

Too many new buildings today are simply ugly behemoths. They have little to add to our urban street scenes, and many look alike from city to city, with the same tired shapes, confused compositions, and bland materials. They give modern a bad name and only help galvanize public backlash – often with good reason.Continue Reading Stopping the Ugly Building Epidemic with Design Basics

Why Is Boston So Ugly?

May 3, 2015 By Jason W. Hart

New Boston is not as memorable as old Boston.

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/article/2015/04/28/boston-architecture/

How we built the most mediocre architecture in history, and how we’re going to fix it.

The Ongoing Battle to Preserve Midcentury Modernism

December 31, 2013 By Jason W. Hart

Money, especially big money, can be the enemy of preservation.

http://www.archdaily.com/455999/the-ongoing-battle-to-preserve-midcentury-modernism/?utm_source=ArchDaily+List&utm_campaign=bacb13c03b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5a382da72-bacb13c03b-409659869

The Authority: Why the Boston Redevelopment Authority Needs to Go

June 6, 2013 By Jason W. Hart

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2013/05/28/boston-redevelopment-authority/

In this town, the Boston Redevelopment Authority rules supreme. Accountable only to the mayor, it exerts total control over zoning, planning, and development—an anachronistic concentration of power not found anywhere else in the country.

H.H. Richardson’s Hayden building reborn (slide show) – Boston Business Journal

March 4, 2013 By Jason W. Hart

Historic Richardson Building in Boston is Reborn.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2013/02/boston-hayden-building-reborn.html?ana=e_bost_real&page=all

After being vacant and dilapidated for more than three decades, the 1875 Hayden building at the edge of Boston’s Chinatown has been restored.

Cyclorama coming down

March 4, 2013 By Jason W. Hart

Demolition of Neutra’s Cyclorama gets underway.

http://www.eveningsun.com/news/ci_22700298/cyclorama-coming-down

Heavy machinery rips away part of the administration wing at the Cyclorama building on Friday.

Hayden Building Sneak Peak – Boston Preservation Alliance

January 13, 2013 By Jason W. Hart

Get a sneak peak as the renovation of H.H. Richardson’s Hayden Building nears completion.

http://www.bostonpreservation.org/programs/upcoming-events.html#HaydenBuilding

Cyclorama building at Gettysburg will be demolished

January 13, 2013 By Jason W. Hart

After a 14-year battle, Richard Neutra’s Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg will be demolished in the coming weeks.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20130110_Cyclorama_building_at_Gettysburg_will_be_demolished.html

A 14-year battle over the fate of a modern structure at the heart of Gettysburg National Military Park is over. The National Park Service said Thursday that it would begin demolishing the Cyclorama…

What Exactly Is A Smart City?

December 16, 2012 By Jason W. Hart

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680538/what-exactly-is-a-smart-city

Having worked in the smart cities space for several years now, I am encouraged by the growth of the sector and the pace of technological advancements being developed for urban environments.

Even American Drivers Like Mass Transit More Than They Think

December 16, 2012 By Jason W. Hart

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/12/even-american-drivers-mass-transit-more-they-think/4142/#

A quarter of car commuters gave up their parking permits after a recent trial in Boston.