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Design Furniture for Boston’s Fort Point Channel Article Courtesy of: Europaconcorsi Deadline November 11, 2012 Design Furniture for Boston’s Fort Point Channel Design Furniture for Boston’s Fort Point Channel Design brings communities together. Public seating sets the scene for chance encounters, people watching, connecting with nature, or just taking a break. Design Museum Boston invites individuals and groups from around the world to design an iconic bench or … [Read more...]
Digital Lumens Moves to Boston's Innovation District New Company Headquarters Doubles Square Footage, Expands Research and Development, Sales and Support Space Press Release: Digital Lumens BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire) Driven by continued growth, Digital Lumens, developer of the market-leading Intelligent LED Lighting System, today announced that it has relocated its headquarters to 374 Congress Street in Boston's revitalized 'Innovation District.' Digital Lumens signed … [Read more...]
Young workers pushing companies to locate in cities By Jay Fitzgerald | Article Courtesy of: Boston Globe Caroline Pugliesi, sales executive for a software firm, commutes from her North End home to South Boston. When Jeremy Debate searched for a new job three years ago, he wanted the work to pay well, be exciting, and advance his career as a software engineer. The 27-year-old had one more condition that was not negotiable: The job had to be in the city; none … [Read more...]
Throwing hot water on Tea Party Museum By Margery Eagan | Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com Cheesy. Inauthentic. So not Boston. That’s my impression of the unfortunate, much ballyhooed new Boston Tea Party Museum, which just opened for $27 million ($21 million of it from taxpayers). Admission is $25. There’s no parking, and the closest lot cost me $17 for 90 minutes. Fort Point Channel’s new “crown jewel” and tourist magnet, as … [Read more...]
Brewery Launching In Boston Innovation District This Summer, Trillium Brewing Article Originally appeared here By Kyle Aspach One new micro-brewery is set to open in the South Boston Innovation District this summer, while a second is being eyed for South Boston in the next few years as demand continues to surge for specialty craft brews. The first is Trillium Brewing Co., which plans to open by August at 369 Congress St., said co-owner Esther Tetreault. The business will be one … [Read more...]
AllianceViews Fort Point Channel: Nicer for Noses, Better for Boats! Article Courtesy of: Boston Preservation Alliance - POSTED BY: SARAH KELLY Carole Charnow, President of the Boston Children's Museum; Mayor Menino; Senator Jack Hart; Danielle Pillion, Executive Director of the Friends of Fort Point Channel; and Boston City Councilors Bill Linehan and Felix Arroyo sound off air horns to celebrate the Fort Point Channel dock opening / Video Credit: Boston.com Boston’s … [Read more...]
FORT POINT CHANNEL OPERATIONS BOARD Boston, MA - Grant Announcement - March 16, 2012 Pilot Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Grant Program 1. GRANT OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY: A. PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR: The Fort Point Channel Operations Board (“FPCOB”) requests proposals for the Pilot Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Grant Program. Projects must include either capital improvements or public programming within the Fort Point Channel. B. OVERVIEW AND GOALS: The … [Read more...]
"We celebrate the past to awaken the future" ~ John F. Kennedy, 1960 Boston is a walking city – it’s easy to lose yourself in its narrow cobblestone streets, so embedded in their past. Article Courtesy of: Marina Chetner Historic Beacon Hill On a daytime stroll, you’ll pause to admire beautiful brownstones, original storefronts dating back to the 1800’s, and monuments of centuries ago. At night, the streets-capes take on the feel of an old-world Europe – the darkness … [Read more...]
Boston: Put park aside to book hotel work Says Children’s Museum not ready with design By Donna Goodison | Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com The city wants to let the massive Seaport Square project proceed without the developer fulfilling a 6-year-old promise for a waterfront park next to the Children’s Museum. The Boston Redevelopment Authority has asked the state to release developer John Hynes from a timetable that ties the park’s creation to the … [Read more...]
IN FORM: Communicating Boston Image of Experimental Information Center, Ashley/Myer/Smith, 1969. Photo by Booth Simpson. Articles Courtesy of: Boston Society of Architects Exhibit Opening: February 10, 2012 The experience of the city is never static. Our sense of the urban environment and our ability to navigate its terrain are constantly negotiated, subject to the hidden processes that influence the forms we see. Design plays an instrumental role in this translation. … [Read more...]
Owners say Fla. woes won’t sink Tea Party Museum Article Courtesy of: Chris Cassidy | http://www.bostonherald.com The owners of a taxpayer-funded Tea Party Museum in Fort Point Channel are facing foreclosure on a luxury condo project in Key West after borrowing approximately $30 million to fund the project — but its CEO denies his Florida failure will impact his bobbing tribute to America’s first tax revolt. “These are two different companies, and the Tea Party project is … [Read more...]
State hopes to create Southern gateway to Boston Bids to redevelop Big Dig lots sought Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe By Casey Ross Massachusetts officials are moving ahead on development of a large swath of state-owned property between Chinatown and South Boston in hopes it could eventually become a southern gateway to the city, akin to the Zakim Bridge area to the north. The development - housing, offices, stores, and public parks - would take place in a 20-acre canyon of … [Read more...]
Lovejoy Wharf Water Transportation Options Discussed at Boston Conservation Commission Article Courtesy of: NorthEndWaterfront.com Lovejoy Wharf with North End at lower right, West End / North Station at lower left and Charlestown at upper left. (DCR Image) If and when a development happens at Lovejoy Wharf, there will be a docking facility for water transportation according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation (DCR). The floating pier that was previously used by the … [Read more...]
Barge towed from Quincy shipyard to Tea Party Museum By Steve Adams The Patriot Ledger A key component of the new floating Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum was towed from Quincy to its permanent berth in the Fort Point Channel last week. (Photo Credit: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum) The 360-ton barge constructed at the Fore River Shipyard will contain many of the exhibits at the $27 million museum, including one of two surviving crates of tea from the 1773 anti-tax … [Read more...]
In Boston, architects design a public face for the profession By Sun Joo Kim Do you know the location of your local AIA (American Institute of Architects) office?How about its purpose?Taking some of the valuable design advice its members give to clients, the Boston chapter of the AIAis designing and using its space to broadcast its mission.The Boston AIA is moving into a newly constructed space, designed by a member firm, that presents a more accessible, more open, and more inviting … [Read more...]
Published on Washington Flyer Magazine (http://www.washingtonflyer.com) By Michael McCarthy Hidden Boston: Fort Point Neighborhood Once gritty and industrial, this hot spot is quickly hitting everyone's radar, with streets that bloom great dining and art enclaves. Downtown is just across the channel, but you won’t find many historical placards, Irish pubs or other tip-offs that you’re in Boston in this corner of the city. With its warehouses-cum-art galleries and loft … [Read more...]
Smooth Sailing for Fort Point Channel Public Docks & Programs The Fort Point Channel’s revitalization should be ’smooth sailing’ from this point forward! The Harbor Line Exemption legislation (originally filed by Senator Jack Hart of South Boston) was signed by Governor Deval Patrick on August 3, 2010 as part of the Watersheet Activation Plan, which was the 2003 winner of the American Planning Association’s Massachusetts Chapter for Comprehensive Planning, proposed by Friends of … [Read more...]
Area’s glittering transformation takes a big step July 07, 2011|By Ben Wolford, Globe Correspondent ARTICLE COURTESY OF: BOSTON GLOBE Public and private officials celebrated a significant step in the revival of the Fort Point Channel yesterday with the opening of an information center along the waterfront. Mayor Thomas M. Menino and executives of nonprofits attended a ribbon-cutting adjacent to a new Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum facility being built on the channel. The … [Read more...]
A hot pink cloud on the horizon "Lighter Than Air" Beginning next summer, Bostonians will be able to stroll on a barge parked in Fort Point Channel. It’ll be easy to spot: The barge will be the only one in the city with a bright pink cloud suspended over it. Even more unusual? The hot pink net covering a cluster of weather balloons will change shape and size based on weather conditions and the actions of visitors to the barge. The giant pink cloud comes courtesy of a design competition … [Read more...]
Building interest in architecture New HQ will take profession public By Paul Restuccia | Friday, March 18, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com The Boston Society of Architects is set “to demystify the architectural profession” for the public at the new Atlantic Wharf project on Congress Street. “Our goal is to inspire people about design and engage them about what’s going on,” said Eric White, interim co-director of the BSA. “We want to bring a broad … [Read more...]
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