I had a book called Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston. I very much enjoyed perusing this book and reading up on concrete buildings. I figured out that the building featured on the cover is the Boston University law school. Then, I decided to sketch it. On the bridge, I sat, perhaps, for two hours to accurately capture the correct proportions of the building. After, I illustrated it further at home. It was a productive time to discover Boston’s heroic buildings!
One of my friends from English school said to me that he was going to miss his favorite grilled chicken when he goes back to his country. I am the one who turned him on to it. This is Flat Patties in Harvard Square. They have delicious food, particularly, their hand-cut fries. I sketched it from a picture I took. This place is really tasty and the service is fast.
The building Starbucks is in is quite quaint. I am of course referring to the 31 Church St. location. As it is small, it is crowded and it is impossible to find a place to take a seat. I always wonder who lives upstairs because it is a great brick apartment and also he or she has a parking lot next to building. That time, I was stopping by Harvard Square and I took a photo of this small Starbucks and sketched it at home.
The more I see buildings, the more I wonder about them! This is not only a library, but also a workplace. The original name of the building is “The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library,” and is located in the Back Bay, across Symphony Hall. I should say that, before I dug up information on it, I very much enjoyed sketching this building! Richard Morris Hunt was an American architect of the nineteenth century. Most importantly, He helped sculpt the face of New York City, including designs for the façade and Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in addition to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. I did not realize that the architect of the building could help to shape the city’s appearance!
This shoe repair store boasts the only untouched piece of Art Nouveau architecture is in Harvard Square! You would be hard pressed to find it elsewhere. The Harvard student newspaper produced a video on it, which you can enjoy here:https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/03/felixsshoerepair/ I did a rough sketch in 20 minutes from across the street. It is worth stopping by to see it!
This 19th century building on the corner of JFK Street and Brattle Street in Harvard Square is reminiscent of the Flatiron building in the city, albeit on a much smaller scale. One third-floor corner office has a supposed law firm’s name etched into the window “Dewey, Cheetham & Howe.” The sign is a joke asking the question we presume lawyers ask themselves, that is, “Do we cheat them and how?” This sketch is from a picture I took.
It is not surprising that the Public Garden has a sculpture by Daniel Chester French, who is best known for his design of the monumental work Abraham Lincoln (1920) at the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C., when you have money! This is Angel of the Water. This memorial was funded by George Robert White, a prominent Boston philanthropist. This sketch is from the park. You should see it if you stop by Boston!
