Does it look like the glass building is tilting?

It's hard to see from this angle, but they cleaned the exterior facing stone but not all the stone facing the inner courtyard.

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I love brutalist architecture

And the most confusing addresses in that square.

They had a sidewalk cafe on the Plaza in the former Cornhill, near the steaming kettle, back in '74. You could sit in the sunken fountain on a nice summer evening then too. The plaza has always seemed to need more activity nodes but I haven't seen a regular restaurant with tables there since the '70s and the fountain is long gone. Anyway, the plaza got a big redesign last year with many enhancements and lots of new trees so we'll see how things go.

Ran into Kevin on Charles Street that summer, near his home. I felt a little sheepish holding an open container at the moment but it was fun to see him in the flesh.

No, no it really doesn't.

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The hate for Boston City Hall is ridiculous. Its a really cool building.

Any idea why the stone color is different in the upper section of the building compared to the lower?

Calling brutalist architecture ‘handsome’ much like my nana complimented her homely grandchildren.

I just love the intricate details of the building. I am sure many notice the eagles but if you zoom in notice the corners carry fasces, a bundle of sticks attached together a symbolism of power and authority.

I really like this building from the exterior. I wish it was better maintained and the entire area more welcoming to the public. But because of post-9/11 and -1/6/21 security issues government buildings no longer feel like public spaces.

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BRUTALITY

CITY HALL WINS

It looks like inception when the buildings are transforming and this one didn't finish lol

I personally find the center plaza building much uglier.

If it had a non concrete facade it would be just ugly. If it had a non concrete facade and angles other then 90 it could be pretty. As it is, the sole benefit of nuclear war would be the annihilation of city hall.

That building hasn't been maintained properly and parts of it are literally falling apart. It was at risk of being demolished before the pandemic, but it's in limbo now.

The Mass Dept of Public Health building in JP is also Brutalist.

But I've l always loved Center Plaza even though they blocked the street view of Pemberton Courthouse

Hurley Mental Health building is at the other end of Gov't Center. Another concrete mess.

Imagine explaining to someone who built the previous city hall that this city hall is somehow better. Let's not forget they kicked thousands of people out of their homes for this and the abomination that is the current west end / MGH complex.

This particular building exemplifies "form follows function". The internal spaces create the shapes that you see on the outside. One example is the city council chambers. The underside of it hangs in the corner of the building over the main entrance and the step backs that you see in the ceiling are the viewing gallery risers.

UMass Boston has a very deep history of inside politicians having a say in building. And rebuilding that mess.

ugly, typically. And single family homes, uggh. Don't have many pet peeves, but travel around the country see all the new homes being built 20 ft from one another, bulldoze any and all trees, but there's plenty of adjacent land.I understand the $cost. Welcome to everywhere

I wish they'd reopen the exterior/interior plaza spaces to the public. They've been fenced off for decades now for 'security' and they only use them for limited events.