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More Brutal Treatment of Paul Rudolph’s Architecture
The hardworking staff has previously noted the beleaguered buildings designed by midcentury modernist architect Paul Rudolph, which include two local landmarks: the old Blue Cross Blue Shield building at 133 Federal Street and the Government Service Center. Now comes the … Continue reading
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The Ruins of Paul Rudolph’s Architecture
The hardworking staff has long admired the architectural work of Paul Rudolph, especially his Blue Cross Blue Shield building at 133 Federal Street in Boston. (Our 2008 WGBH commentary here.) But not everyone does. So we read with interest in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 133 Federal Street, After You Left/They Took It Apart, Art & Architecture Building, Blue Cros Blue Shield building, Chris Mottalini, Martin Filler, New York Review of Books, Paul Rudolph, Renzo Piano, Steve Belkin, The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, Timothy M. Rohan, Tommy's Tower, Tuskegee University Chapel, Yale University
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Star(chitect) Power in Future Boston, DC Landmarks
This has been a good week for starchitects Renzo Piano and Frank Gehry, both of whom were resurrected in seemingly moribund development projects. Start with Piano, who designed the ill-fated Tommy’s Tower in 2007, the 1,000-foot-high skyscraper mayor Tom Menino wanted … Continue reading
Boston: The City That Never Works
Exhibit A: The endless proposals for a Boston City Hall Plaza Redesign. Exhibit B: Boston’s non-existent Bike Share program. Exhibit C: Boston’s non-existent Tommy’s Tower. Exhibit Umpteen: Boston’s Food Truck Challenge. From Saturday’s Boston Globe: Food trucks in Boston get … Continue reading
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