0 Congress Street Bridge will be Illuminated at Night

Congress St. Bridge in Boston Seaport

Credit: Boston Herald

The use of light as art with bridges as a canvas have become the mainstay of nightlife in our cities.  The Bay Bridge lighting designed by Leo Villareal is a captivating light show over the Bay.  I look forward to what is in store for Congress Street.

Some of my other favorites are from the London Olympics:

Southwark bridge lit at night

Credit: Jenikya.com

Bridge with neon lights glowing at night

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0 BRA Approves Six Office Building Projects in Boston

redering of Boston's Congress Sq.

Credit: Boston Globe

Six buildings in Boston’s Financial District, Congress Square, are set for complete renovation by Related Beal.

According to the Boston Globe, the BRA approved six projects in total, “the agency gave the go-ahead to some $515.6 million in development…One of the biggest projects is Congress Square, the renovation of an entire city block of buildings in the Financial District, between Congress and Water streets. Developer Related Beal plans to turn six office buildings into a boutique hotel, new housing, and office space…Also approved was Clippership Wharf, which would put 492 apartments and condos on 12 acres on the waterfront in East Boston. Developer Lend Lease plans to move forward on the long-stalled project and won approval to add housing units and subtract parking spaces from a plan approved in 2003.”

You can read the full article on the Boston Globe, here.