Sep 17, 2026 · 17 min · 9 segments
Boston is known for historic urban districts like the Back Bay, Beacon Hill and the South End, but there are many new districts evolving to add to the great urbanism of this amazing city on the…
Mark NickitaHostDorian MooreHostYeah, and we basically, through our... study and tour, you know, really took in detail a couple of areas that are new.
One is the Greenway, or formerly the Big Dig, one brand new public space, more like a public place.
And we saw that, we've seen that in the past, but we're seeing it now sort of maturing, and how it's being programmed.
And that was given as suggestions by, or recommendations by a couple of our urban design colleagues that said, good idea to go there.
And then we, right across the street here, right across the water, what was formerly known as the Fan Pier or the Four Point Channel, now is known, I guess it's rebranded, if you will, as the Seaport District.
The fan pier designs, an old industrial area that transformed over the course of big master plans, and then a number of redevelopments that kind of stalled and started, but it was about, what, 15 years ago when I was here for AIA and The convention center was done, and a couple of hotels, and it really kind of was the root for it.
And then I think the last thing we went to that's new, if you will, is the Kendall Square area.
Yeah, and we basically, through our... study and tour, you know, really took in detail a couple of areas that are new.
One is the Greenway, or formerly the Big Dig, one brand new public space, more like a public place.
And we saw that, we've seen that in the past, but we're seeing it now sort of maturing, and how it's being programmed.
And that was given as suggestions by, or recommendations by a couple of our urban design colleagues that said, good idea to go there.
And then we, right across the street here, right across the water, what was formerly known as the Fan Pier or the Four Point Channel, now is known, I guess it's rebranded, if you will, as the Seaport District.
The fan pier designs, an old industrial area that transformed over the course of big master plans, and then a number of redevelopments that kind of stalled and started, but it was about, what, 15 years ago when I was here for AIA and The convention center was done, and a couple of hotels, and it really kind of was the root for it.
And then I think the last thing we went to that's new, if you will, is the Kendall Square area.
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