June 8 - 10, 2007
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Government Center has been the hub of state and local government since English settlers arrived in 1630. Boston's civic life centered at the intersection of Washington and State Streets, with an open-air market and the first meeting house occupying the current location of the Old State House. The neighborhood changed considerably as a result of fires and landfill projects, and most recently and dramatically in 1958 when the city leveled the West End neighborhood and Scollay Square, to install the Charles River Park and I.M. Pei's masterplan for government buildings.
All events are free and open to the public. Some events have limited space, marked as such in the schedule below. We suggest that you pre-register to confirm your spot by emailing governmentcenter@commonboston.org with the specific event(s) of interest.
Friday, June 8
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12:00 PM Tour of the West End
Begins at Cardinal Cushing Park next to Bowdoin T Station
Led by Neenah Estrella-Luna, Lecturer of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University - 12:00PM 5:00PM Adaptive Environments
180 200 Portland Street - 12:00PM 4:00PM NeXus Green Building Resource Center
38 Chauncy Street - 12:30PM, 2:30PM, and 4:30PM John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Tours led by Discovering Justice
Limited space - pre-registration recommended - 1:00PM and 4:00PM Tours of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and their Boston city model
Seventh Floor, City Hall
Prataap Patrose, Deputy Director for Urban Design at the BRA, will be on-hand to present the model and answer questions
Limited space - pre-registration recommended - 1:00PM-2:00PM Old Boston City Hall
45 School Street
Laufer and Associates will be opening their newly renovated offices to the public. - 3:00PM The Boston Athenaeum
10 ½ Beacon Street
Building Tour.
Limited space - pre-registration recommended - 3:30PM Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
24 New Chardon Street
Tour led by Richard LHeureux, Facilities Planner - 3:30PM Massachusetts State House
Building Tour.
Limited space - pre-registration recommended - 4:00PM Tour of Beacon Hill
Begins at Government Center T Station
Led by John Sears with Walk Boston - 4:00PM-5:00PM Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street - 4:00PM-5:00PM Old State House
206 Washington Street - 5:00PM Tour of the Rose Kennedy Greenway
Begins at CBT Architects 110 Canal Street
Led by Robert Brown, CBT; with Lynn Wolff, Copley Wolff Design Group; the Boston Redevelopment Authority; and local community advocates. - 7:00PM Forum on Boston City Hall
Grand Hall in the John Adams Courthouse
Moderator: Anthony Flint, Public Affairs Manager at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Presenters:
David Fixler, President of the New England Chapter of Docomomo US New England and Principal at Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Nathan Glazer, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Joan Goody, Principal, Goody Clancy
Tamara Roy, Associate Principal at ADD Inc. - 8:30PM Night Sites Tour
Meet in Pemberton Square
Led by Dan Weissman of Lam Partners Inc.
