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Imagine a giant floating city in Boston Harbor
By adamg on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 4:15pm
Massive development along the harbor is so last century. E. Kevin Schopfer proposes a massive development IN the harbor - a floating block of concrete and steel in the harbor with enough room to house 15,000 people and "sky gardens" every 30 floors that he calls the Boston Arcology or Boa:
Boa will eliminate the need for cars within the urban structure to create a carbon neutral entity. Some of these elements are secured wind turbines, fresh water recovery and storage systems, passive glazing system, sky garden heating/cooling vents, gray water treatment, solar array banding panels, and harbor based water turbines. A massive park system platform (pedestrian only) will be more than double the current green space allocation for the waterfront of Boston.
Via ArchBoston.org.
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Oh yeah...
The Puritans are going to love this one.
Best Comment Award: pretty
Best Comment Award:
pretty amazed this wasn't from a MassArt student
Nuff Said.
I think it's crushing
I think it's crushing Charlestown! Is that considered floating?
It violates the most sacred building code
There's no red brick used for that. Can't be built around here. Even the stata center has some token red brick!
That said, does it have a kayak launch? Will they pull up anchor and make wine and cheese raids on Hingham? Count me in! Waterfront living without any worries about that expected 0.5 metre sea level rise in the coming years.
Good idea.... but will it
Good idea.... but will it interfere with viewing the sunrise?
I think off-the-wall ideas
I think off-the-wall ideas like this are great and support the construction of all of them. None of this stuff ever gets built so dream away, developers!
FAA won't be happy
Is this a serious proposal? From the renderings, it looks they want it to jut out into the inner harbor from the Long Wharf / Aquarium area. The FAA will never allow such a tall structure so close to Logan Airport. This past spring they shot down a proposal for a 60-story building next to the Aquarium.
And then...
The hurricane of 2014 washed it under and it was never heard from again.