![]() When the two are seen in person, it is almost as though they could not survive without each other: the Church is in sight when looking at the Tower from just about any angles, and is also reflected very prominently in it. As previously mentioned, the church and the tower have had an interesting past, which started with a lawsuit and perhaps even animosity but today has made way to a sort of symbiosis. ![]() One of the most interesting interactions that the tower has is with Boston’s Trinity Church, which is beautifully reflected in the tower’s mirror-like architecture. Passersby feel an intimate sense of personal interaction when walking past the Tower, which allows there to be a certain level of “order” around the square. Thinking back to de Certeau’s observations, it could be said that this reflective aspect of the building’s architecture plays an important role in fostering this collision of individual ideas. Whatever the original intent and purpose, this paradox of how the tower is both imposing and reflects everything else that is around it is an interesting one when considering how it interacts with its surroundings and fits into Copley Square. In this perhaps “selfless” pursuit of reflecting other buildings, it takes the attention away from itself in a way. While it could certainly be seen as a way in which the Tower dominates this space, it could actually even perhaps be considered as an indication of how it does not wish to be the center. The idea of reflection is an architectural technique that is just so fascinating. Not only does it physically dominate the space because of its sheer size, it does so by acting as the mirror through which you see the world around it. In a way-this could be seen as the tower being the ultimate “center” of Copley Square, and Boston at large. When one walks around or near the tower, they see not only a reflection back of themselves but also the reflection of other buildings, other people, and how life transpires around this tower. It was this reflection that is particularly fascinating, especially when considering its interplay with the spaces around it. One of the most striking aspects of it is the fact that is designed from an amalgam of mirrors, which reflect the life around it. A look at how the the building (literally) towers over the rest of the square.Īs a product of late twentieth century architecture, the tower is minimalist and unique. John Hancock Tower Boston, Massachusetts.Boston Office 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 United States.Long Way to the Top of 3 Boston Globe Online / Living.Bain Capital Credit, LP John Hancock Tower, 200 Clarendon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116.BAIN CAPITAL VENTURE INVESTORS, LLC Form 3 Filed.The Sustainability of Tall Building Developments: a Conceptual Framework.Five Buildings in the Dallas Central Business District.Informs That MJ Holley Designated As Civil Structural Consultant For.Town of Reading Coronavirus Update YMCA Mixed Relay Teams Set New.FRANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL Agenda & Meeting Packet March 18, 2020.Copley Square: Realizing Its Full Potential.Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation Masters of Science in Real Estate Development Program Workout & Restructuring PLA 6385.The Impact of Architectural Technology On.128 North Office Market Second Quarter 2015.Senator Dole FR: Kerry RE: Fay Improvement Company 12:45 P.M.Window Film Provides Decades of Safety for John Hancock Tower in Boston, MA.Wind Engineering Studies on Tall Buildings: Transitions in Research Baskaran, B.In the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division.X : in Re: : Chapter 11 : (Subchapter V) VTES, INC., Et Al., : : Case No. ![]()
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