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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
Seaport District (South Boston)
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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
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The Seaport District (South Boston)
Boston Waterfront Weather & Pedestrian Wind Comfort
This article discusses how the interaction of buildings and wind patterns affect pedestrians in the Seaport District.
BPDA: Seaport Development Project Reports
Information on each project, including presentations, public comments, associated files, and contact information.
BPDA: Waterfront Planning
Links to various Boston Harbor development projects designed to reconnect the city to its waterfront while guarding against rising sea levels.
BRA: Seaport Study (1973)
An early report on the redevelopment of the Seaport area.
Eastern Seaport Master Plan (M.Arch.Thesis)
This 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute thesis was written by Wentworth graduate Michael George Wendt.
Hacin + Associates: Seaport Square Master Plan Book
Architectural planning for mixed use retail-residential development.
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates: Seaport Square Innovation District
Site plans and renderings for this portion of the Seaport development project.
The New Development That Promises to Transform Boston’s Waterfront
This 2018 Metropolis Magazine article describes planning by architecture firms James Corner Field Operations, Sasaki, and NADAAA.
Sasaki Associates: Seaport Square Master Plan
Architectural renderings and site plans for the development of this Seaport parcel.
Seaport District Development
This article provides descriptions, renderings, and location maps of most, but not all, of the Seaport development projects.
WBUR: The Seaport Cost Billions To Build. What Will It Take To Save It?
This article examines the vulnerability of the Seaport District to rising sea levels.
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