With a wave of redevelopment rolling toward Boston’s old industrial waterfront, Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s much lauded new home for the city’s Institute of Contemporary Art (RECORD, March 2007, page 108) has established a beachhead for ambitious modern design.
The ICA late last year moved from the Back Bay to its new home at a long-vacant site on Fan Pier, in a gritty area southeast of downtown. Plans approved for the surrounding nine-block, 21-acre waterfront district include several office towers, a luxury hotel, condominium buildings, and retail shops. New public parks and a marina are also in the works. Of these projects, 1.3 million square feet of space could be underway by the end of 2007. All told, the master plan allows for up to 3 million square feet of development.
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