Photos from an alley and of Arlington Street Church.
Is this some sort of actual structure, or just a really elaborate gate?
It’s part of the gate.
Your article rules FYI, can’t wait to read more.
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yeah
isn’t part of the zeal for glassboxen also that interesting ornament is just prohibitively expensive in 201X anyway
Not really. It’s mostly an aesthetic choice + a push to have buildings that meet LEED requirements. The luxury apts/condos and others mentioned in the article are prohibitively expensive to build and live in, and yet they’re going up all over Boston, despite there being no significant market for them. Cost is not an issue.
fair enough
i just supposed as soon as you start having to put like stonemason-type artisans on the payroll things get very steep, operating under the assumption that those skills are now very rare
Thought I’d share some photos I took today.
The four buildings in the photos above are fairly close to one another. The detailing of the chimney on the first is beautiful. Lots of gorgeously ornamented and vaguely gothic apartment buildings on that street.
Two shots looking ahead and back between the Christian Science Publishing Society building and the First Church of Christ, Scientist.
This is the Colonnade Building, and it extends off of the publishing building. The exterior is unwieldy in an almost grotesque way, but it does allow for several interesting photographic angles.
This is the Administration Building. It originally housed the church’s administrative staff, but it’s now comprised of leased offices. I could only photograph the first floor lobby because you needed an ID to get past a gate and use the elevators.
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Defining “Ugly” in Architecture: Rooftop Airport, NYC, 1946
Went on a walkaround with Tim and co. today and took some photos.
Our first stop was Boston City Hall.
After, we went to the Government Service Center. The backside is in bad shape, with a lot of chainlink fences set up.
Everyone else went to the airport after that, so I continued the walkabout on my own, and went inside King’s Chapel.
Tremont Temple’s facade. Roman temple design for the attic, and a flat middle chunk that’s almost Venetian.
John Adams Courthouse. The exterior is a voluminous feast for the eyes. Photos weren’t allowed when I went in.
Here are some miscellaneous shots. Orpheum Theatre’s current entrance is the former alley entrance.
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I’ve never seen City Hall look so good. Was walking around Hynes today and noticed this:
(part of the Boston Architectural College)
So did they commission diplo to do that or
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that does look like a diplo
or a fighting game background
Photos taken today.
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I’m pretty confused. By what measure would the Khmer Empire be the largest in the world in the 12th century? It would literally have to be 25 times bigger in terms of population and 3 times bigger in terms of area to even come close to the size of the Northern Song dynasty.
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No idea. I’m not knowledgable enough in that area to have an idea of what it can be measured against.
While on the way to a friend’s today I noticed this building – the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute – from beyond a hill and walked over to take some photos. I would’ve gone inside if I’d had the time, although I’m not sure if it was open or even accessible to non-special persons.
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