Wu Shakes Up Design Board Leadership
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu named new leadership to a board that reviews the appearance of building projects, and named three new commissioners to replace members who will depart in April.
Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission?
Critics have long accused some Boston developers of switching out city-approved designs for aggressively value-engineered alternatives. A new position at the top of the city’s planning bureaucracy is expected to tackle the problem head-on.
New Planning Chief Says Developers Can Expect Predictability
Boston’s new chief of planning says active development proposals will move forward under existing guidelines before the city revamps its permitting to achieve Mayor Michelle Wu’s new goals for affordability, climate resiliency and equity.
Personnel File
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
An Advocate for Design Innovation and Preservation
Mark Pasnik looks to Boston’s bold design choices of the past for guidance shaping the future face of the city. Pasnik is the author of “Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston,” which examines the role of modernist designs in the heyday of the city’s urban renewal era.
Developer: 475 Apartments To Kick Off Government Center Redevelopment
Construction of a 475-unit apartment tower could kick...Next Fan Pier Condo Tower Designs Released
Fallon Co.’s next phase of the Boston Fan Pier...
