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Three Hotels, Three Generations, One Neighborhood

by Gradon Tripp on February 27, 2010 · 2 comments

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I was recently walking down Tremont St, across the Mass Pike, when I was struck by the view above. Three hotels, all within a block or two of each other, yet clearly from three generations of Boston’s development: the concrete Radisson, the glass W Hotel, and the brick Courtyad by Marriott. (Click for a larger [...]

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Renzo Piano Unveils Design for a New Wing at the Gardner

by Gradon Tripp on February 4, 2010 · 3 comments

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Undeterred after quitting a (failed?) project to build a 1,000 square foot tower in Winthrop Square, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano has returned to Boston. The scale of this project is certainly smaller than his last, but by no means is it less grand.

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