I called this The Development Monster, referring to the addition to the aquarium as a necessary addition in order to attract new donors but necessarily helping the institution to furtherits goals. I’m bitter that way. I have also worked in a non-profit environment where the organization was more focused on creating an experience for donors to give and in return enjoy a parasitic view of poverty rather than alleviating that poverty.
This is HP5+ developed in HC-110 which was an awful combination.
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- November 24, 2010 – 11:06 pm
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I also hate this angle.
I’m not trying to say that there is something wrong with 500 Boylston Street, I just don’t like it.
I feel like the building is trite and cheap attempt at ornamentation that reminds me of the cheap flower pots sold at Walmart.
According to wikipedia, 500 Boylston is a post-modern skyscraper designed by John Burgee and Philip Johnson. The city of Boston is no stranger to postmodern archiecture, especially the work of Burgee and Johnson. Some of those structures, like the Johnson Building at the Boston Public Library are quite wonderful.
I put the blame for this building on John Hancock building. Few modern structures have had as many issues with their construction as the John Hancock tower and I believe it put an end to modernist skyscraper construction in the United States. It is a shame really, I love the way light is reflected off the tower.
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