Category Archives: Architecture

No. 8 Gloucester

Posted on February 11, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

One of my favorite buildings in Back Bay, Boston is No. 8 Gloucester Street. Here’s the building in profile: What makes No. 8 really amazing is the stonework: Here’s a side shot of the building:

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Things About Hurricane Irene That Make No Sense

Posted on August 28, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Hey, did you notice it was raining?
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I Wish This Architecture Prize Were Real

Posted on May 5, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

“an art museum that looks like a intergalactic recycling center.”
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An Island in the Middle of the Charles River?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Don’t worry, I’m not describing Boston Mayor Menino’s latest harebrained scheme.
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Posted in Architecture, Boston, Urban Planning | 6 Comments

Bestest Hobby EVAH!

Posted on December 7, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Figuring how Stonehenge was built–in your backyard.
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Boston in the 1920s: Conservative

Posted on July 25, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

An aerial view of Boston in the 1920s
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ASM Should Have the General Meeting in Philly Every Year

Posted on May 26, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Having recently returned from the ASM General Meeting held in Philadelphia, I’m convinced that it should be held there every year–or, at least, it should be the permanent East Coast venue.
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Posted in Architecture, Boston, Meetings, Microbiology | 7 Comments

Mike the Mad Biologist Has a Posse, but He Is Not 7’4″ 520lb

Posted on February 18, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Or how the Boston Phoenix proves they missed the point of Shepard Fairey’s work.
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Posted in Architecture, Bidness, Boston, Civil Liberties, Museums etc., The War on Art, Urban Planning, WhatEVAH! | 11 Comments

Boston’s Apple Store: Environment and the Failure of Architecture

Posted on May 17, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Apple, which prides itself on style and design, needs to hire architects that understand that a building has to work in the environment it’s sited.
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The Apartment Building of the Future?

Posted on February 25, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

An apartment building that grows food.
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Posted in Agriculture, Architecture, Environment | 15 Comments