The Boston Society of Architects' recently announced the winner and runner-up of the annual Rotch design competition, a sort of American Idol for young architects. This year's winner of the Rotch Travelling Scholarship was Christopher Karlson of Cambridge, who receives $37,000 and will spend eight months traveling the world studying architecture.
Well, the Greenway is in the news...again. This time for some "young architect contest." I wish I'd been asked to be a part of this little sham of a contest. My design would have been absolutely nothing, just a full scale model of the Greenway the way it presently is. Maybe add a miniature sausage guy somewhere in there in case anyone gets hungry.
Seriously, WTF Boston. Haven't we been over this before? And not just on here, but with other failed proposals, year after year? What's wrong with just having a park for a parks sake? Is there something so abhorrent about having a ncie green park in the middle of the city for local residents to enjoy, someplace they can go relax, layout, walk their dog, take in the sights, and act douchey on their Ipads with the free city wifi? Just a free, open space where people don't have to shell out a few bucks or a monthly fee to hang out for a few hours.
And seriously kids, what is that an Olympic center you've designed? Full gym surrounding an open air tennis court? Kid, the tennis court would literally take up the entire width of most spots on the Greenway. There wouldn't be room for all your fancy treatement rooms or volleyball courts.
And as for this part: "In addition to spaces for athletic endeavors, the space also houses social programs and is intended as a free and open 24 hour space." That just means place for bums to hang out to me, is that what you want? A rec-hall for bums?
Can we just agree to leave this thing as a park and be done with this, please.
