This tour through the downtown Financial District traces the city's evolution from its depressed state in the 1960's to a thriving hub of Boston's commerce today. We will examine the history and effects of the rise of the skyscraper as steel-frame construction supplanted masonry and see a variety of approaches to revitalizing an urban environment.
Skidmore, Owings & Merril 1977
The metal grooves along the granite surface are for window washing machinery. The office building is also home to the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts headquarters.
This tour features the smooth facades of Edward Larabee Barnes, the brutal architecture of Kallman, McKinnel & Knowles, the streamlined styles of Cram & Ferguson, the expectant styles of Campbell, Aldrich & Associates, and other post-modern buildings by Jung/Brannen, Elkus/Manfredi, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
