George Thrush

Boston is growing up: How a changing skyline is changing the city

“Boston is a super high-value city,” said George Thrush, a professor of architecture at Northeastern University. “Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, these are the absolute economic dynamos of the United States.” Thrush says the thriving economy is attracting new people with new priorities. “There are people from all over the world living here, there’s […]

City picks Millennium to develop Winthrop Sq. tower

The contest drew proposals from a range of high-profile developers who enlisted renowned architects and pitched modern office and condo towers packed with various civic amenities. But Millennium was a logical choice, said George Thrush, an architecture professor at Northeastern University.

Kraft’s plan for a Dorchester soccer stadium faces stiff competition

Despite the tangle of interests, the Bayside property might be as good as it gets for Kraft. Even before the development boom of recent years, Boston had few large, open parcels with access to transportation. “This is what the next 50 years of development is going to look like in Boston,” said George Thrush, a […]

Designing outside the box for new Seaport tower

Still, some architectural critics say the Seaport still looks more like an outpost of the suburbs or the Sun Belt than an extension of downtown Boston. And there’s only so much one building can do to change that, said George Thrush, an architecture professor at Northeastern University. The problem, Thrush said, goes back to the […]

Northeastern professor’s new tech transforms architectural renderings

A longtime Northeastern University professor left his job last month to focus on growing his startup, which infuses augmented-reality technology into architectural renderings. Boston-based Building Conversation, which was recently accepted into the 2015 class of startup accelerator program MassChallenge, allow architects and others to visualized a proposed building within the context of its surroundings.

NU prof’s rendering shows ‘visual consequences’ of proposed Harbor Square

Developer Don Chiofaro has been trying to overwhelm city officials and the public by pitching dramatic, never-before-imagined plans for the Boston Waterfront. Chiofaro’s $1 billion Harbor Square proposal, which would have dual towers rise from a Boston Harbor parcel currently occupied by an unsightly garage, has excited many; it’s also drawn the ire of residents […]

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Seaport transformation: Challenges of creating a new neighborhood

Vast acres of underused space also presented Boston with a once in a life-time opportunity: a chance to build a brand new neighborhood from scratch, right at the harbor’s edge. But as the Seaport District takes shape, some fear the development now underway is falling short.

A shift in the waterfront tower wars

This abrupt turn for Harbor Towers is likely to end in one of two ways: Either they end up assenting to a significant redevelopment of the Harbor Garage, or they keep voicing the same complaints they’ve been airing for years — and discredit themselves in the process. The Harbor Towers trustees said this week that […]