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...citing examples of his own work, Cobb emphasizes his desire to make designs fit existing structural and social contexts. One of his designs, the John Hancock Insurance Company building, has been one of Boston's most controversial structures. Located in Copley Square, the Hancock tower in famous for the structural defect which resulted in huge planes of glass exploding off its facade exterior. Even before that catastrophe, citizens were outraged by the arrogance of a private corporation erecting a 60-story office building adjacent to the city's historic heart; the tower stands next to H.H. Richardson's Trinity Church...
Cobb makes no apologies for the Hancock tower. He admits that it was finally approved for economic and not aesthetic reasons. "It served the vital economic interests of the community that this company should stay in Boston," he states, adding that he "adopted a strategy of minimalism because the situation demanded it. We excluded everything that didn't contribute, in an effort to temper the inherent arrogance of such a building...
...have any idea what it's like to sit across the desk from a woman in tears, whose life has been destroyed, and ask her boiler-plate questions like her Social Security number." So says Don Hancock, 33, an Austin lawyer who handles divorces. His solution: three 30-min. video tapes in which Partner Eric Galton, 28, answers divorce questions posed by an actor portraying a client. The tapes not only cut down on emotional wear and tear but reduce damage to a client's pocketbook. Since Hancock needs to devote less time to the case, the average...
WHEN YOUR CAB turns the corner on Storrow Drive and you can see Back Bay and the Hancock tower, take a look to the right and father back and you'll probably see the power plant's tower. It really doesn't look like much from a distance but up close it looks big and solid, like it will stand there for another 345 years. And some day it may air condition the laboratory where the scientists fighting World War III will find the right nerve gas and people will look to Harvard for the answer...
Okay, freshmen. Today's the day to take freshman trips! That's right, there's a bike trip, a trip to Crane's Beach, a trip to the Hancock Observatory, and a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts (the last is the best bet). You'll probably have more fun if you go on your own, though...