A new condo complex in Boston consists of a glassy modern building that appears to be jammed into the remnants of an abandoned church, as if the church is the package, the condos the contents. You’re confronted by the embrace, unembarrassed, of two radically different styles and eras of architecture in one building, something more commonly seen today in Europe than in the U.S.
The complex is called Lucas (nobody ever seems to say the Lucas). At first, it raises doubts whether this is the kind of aggressive architecture that belongs in a historic neighborhood. But the more you study it, the more sense it makes for this particular site and situation.
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