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[Joe Allonby]

The revamped Hynes and Prudential Center is a vast improvement over the
concrete mall that preceded it.

But Government Center is a giant block of ugly concrete. It looks Orwellian.
Monolithic. Cold. Utilitarian. It looks like a place where dull bureaucrats
refuse to listen to your argument when you go to protest a parking ticket.

On 10/13/06, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry, Joe, I gotta disagree with you there.  I really like the
> building.  Though I know it has a lot of detractors.  The plaza itself
> is pretty barren, but the wide open space has served well for many a
> free concert.  I saw Ray Charles there for free back in 1977, I think.
> That useful substance was being passed around freely and generously.
>
> The architects for Boston City Hall (Kallman, McKinnel) are still
> practicing, and still doing very fine work.  Joe  is probably familiar
> with their addition to the Hynes Convention Center at the Prudential
> Center.  It's a fine building with a good sense of urban design.
>
> David Morris
>
> http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Boston_City_Hall.html
>
> On 10/13/06, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It is frequently mistaken for a giant parking garage surrounded by a
> desloate urban desert.
> >
> > On 10/13/06, Daniel Julius < daniel.julius at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > The Boston City Hall almost looks like an ode to the Convent of La
> Tourette, it's so similar.  And the Rudolf links were excellent, thanks fer
> the tips.
>
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